Overview
- About 500 protesters from several farm and environmental groups blocked BASF’s Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf site, with a group entering after cutting the fence.
- Tractors and dumped earth obstructed the gates, preventing multiple heavy goods vehicles from accessing the facility.
- Police contained the operation; a stun grenade was used near a tanker, and those who entered were apprehended, according to BASF.
- BASF placed the Seveso-class site in “mode repli” with only security staff remaining, and neighboring Euroapi enacted the same security posture.
- Organizers alleged persistent TFA pollution and the manufacture of EU-banned Fipronil for export, while BASF reiterated a zero-emission goal and said it will file a complaint over the intrusion.