Overview

• An amine-based mixture including ethylacrylate-ethanol, dimethylaminoethanol and dimethylaminoethylacrylate leaked at BASF’s Ludwigshafen site early Sunday.
• The NINA warning app alerted residents to seal windows and shut off ventilation as the chemical odor spread across the city.
• BASF’s works fire brigade swiftly stopped the leak, absorbed the substance with binders and removed it for safe disposal.
• Monitoring data showed chemical concentrations stayed below hazard thresholds, averting any danger to residents or the environment.
• BASF and local authorities have launched a joint probe to determine the root cause of the release.