BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions

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BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (BASF ECMS) is a BASF business focused on catalyst technologies for air-emissions control and on precious metals services. It supports customers in the automotive, industrial, and energy sectors with solutions that help meet emissions regulations and enable efficient use and reuse of platinum group metals (PGMs).

The company’s offerings include catalysts for mobile and stationary emissions abatement (such as three‑way, diesel oxidation, and SCR catalysts) and catalyzed substrates used in exhaust aftertreatment systems. BASF ECMS also provides comprehensive precious metal management—covering sourcing, hedging, trading, leasing, and fabrication of PGM-containing materials—alongside closed‑loop refining and recycling to recover and return metals to customers. Operations span a global network of manufacturing sites, R&D centers, testing facilities, and precious metal refineries, with technical support for system design, performance optimization, and regulatory compliance.

Projects BASF ECMS is involved in

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BASF ECMS's role on them: Owner, Investor / Financier, Operator, and Developer.

What moved recently
  • 5 November 2025 BASF ECMS Budenheim PEM Catalyst Coated Membranes Facility · Operational / Completed · Germany

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Latest news on BASF ECMS

10 July 2024
BASF ECMS Begins Construction on Green Hydrogen Facility in Budenheim

The new facility will produce low-iridium-loaded catalyst coated membranes and high-temperature fuel cell components, supporting the global energy transition with green hydrogen solutions.

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