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Fact Sheet: Seneca, South Carolina

The document provides contact and location information for the BASF facility in Seneca, South Carolina. It manufactures specialty chemical catalysts and precious metal products that are used in herbicides, plastics, pharmaceuticals and other industries. The 270 employees at the single plant site also refine precious metals from spent catalysts in a recycling effort. The facility is an active member of several local business groups and provides educational support to local schools.

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Fact Sheet: Seneca, South Carolina

The document provides contact and location information for the BASF facility in Seneca, South Carolina. It manufactures specialty chemical catalysts and precious metal products that are used in herbicides, plastics, pharmaceuticals and other industries. The 270 employees at the single plant site also refine precious metals from spent catalysts in a recycling effort. The facility is an active member of several local business groups and provides educational support to local schools.

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Fact Sheet

Contact Information: Maureen Paukert BASF Corporation 100 Park Avenue Florham Park, N.J. 07932 (973) 245-6077 E-mail: [email protected] Donna Jakubowski BASF Corporation 100 Park Avenue Florham Park, N.J. 07932 (973) 245-6260 E-mail: [email protected]

Seneca, South Carolina


Address: 554 Engelhard Drive, Seneca, South Carolina 29678 Start of Production: 1987 Location: The BASF Seneca facility is located in the Reedy Fork community of Oconee County, two miles south of the City of Seneca. Site Manager: Frank Lamson-Scribner Number of Plants: One Number of Employees: 270 BASF employees Product/Uses: The site is a specialty chemical catalysts manufacturing and precious metal refining facility: Specialty chemical catalysts and precious metal salts and solutions that are used by BASF customers to produce a wide variety of products, including herbicides, plastics, pharmaceuticals, auto-emission catalysts, fragrances and fertilizers. Other products include specialty zeolites, desiccants and water-treatment media for the removal of lead, arsenic, and other impurities from drinking water. o The Seneca plant has expertise in the manufacturing of precious metal catalysts and the recovery of these metals from spent catalysts. We attempt to work with customers to supply fresh catalyst, as well as refine the spent in a full-loop service. o In addition, the refinery receives a variety of precious metal-containing scrap, wire, alloys, filters, concentrates, etc., from other markets. o The refinery prepares the spent material or scrap and samples, analyzes and refines them to a pure form. This pure metal is used for the re-manufacture of BASF products or sold to the outside market. Community Relations: Seneca Chamber of Commerce member; Clemson Chamber of Commerce member; South Carolina Chamber of Commerce member; Partner in Education with Seneca and Walhalla High Schools: Annual Science Award to a Seneca Junior and Senior High Schools and to a Walhalla Senior High School; Oconee County Industrial Group member; Economic Impact: Annual payroll of approx. $24 million* Payment of approx. $0.5 million in local and state taxes* Capital investment of approx. $4.5 million in new plant equipment*
*Year-end 2011 data

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