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BASF invests in climate center to speed up product registrations

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • BASF Agricultural Solutions is investing in a new Climate Center at its Limburgerhof site in Germany, with operations scheduled to begin in the first half of 2027.
  • The facility will precisely control temperature, humidity and light for reproducible ecotoxicology studies required by regulators worldwide.
  • BASF said the center will improve study planning, data quality and research capacity, including early insecticide development.

BASF Agricultural Solutions is building a new Climate Center in Limburgerhof, Germany, where temperature, humidity and light will be controlled with laboratory precision. The facility is scheduled to begin operating in the first half of 2027.

The company says the investment responds to tightening regulatory requirements for crop protection products around the world. Those requirements are increasing demand for ecotoxicology studies conducted under Good Laboratory Practice standards.

The controlled chambers will allow researchers to reproduce environmental conditions and conduct studies that are scientifically robust and repeatable. BASF expects the center to make research planning more reliable, improve the quality of the data produced and handle a growing volume of studies as regulatory demands increase across markets.

Much more than a research facility. It is a strategic investment that supports our ambition to combine world-class research with strengthened regulatory capabilities.

· Melanie Bausen-WiensBASF Agricultural Solutions board member responsible for technology, describing the new Climate Center.

Some chambers will focus on insecticide research. They will provide the controlled conditions needed to produce insect populations for early screening and discovery programs, an important step before crop protection innovations reach the market.

Melanie Bausen-Wiens, a member of the BASF Agricultural Solutions board responsible for technology, called the project “much more than a research facility.” She said it was a strategic investment combining world-class research with stronger regulatory capabilities. Bausen-Wiens added that the center would help bring innovative solutions to producers “more efficiently, responsibly and in line with evolving regulatory requirements.”

The project also reinforces BASF’s long-term commitment to its Agricultural Center in Limburgerhof, one of the company’s main global agricultural innovation hubs. The expanded infrastructure is intended to strengthen scientific capabilities and competitiveness, which BASF considers important for attracting specialized talent.

More efficiently, responsibly and in line with evolving regulatory requirements.

· Melanie Bausen-WiensBausen-Wiens described how the center would help BASF bring innovative solutions to producers.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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