January 11, 2012 - BASF has commissioned the world's largest oleum/sulphuric acid plant at its integrated production site in Antwerp,Belgium. The industrial plant will produce 420,000 tons SO₃ per year - processed into oleum and sulphuric acid.  Hugo Petersen, a subsidiary of Chemieanlagenbau Chemnitz (CAC),  provided the technological know how for one type of basic engineering. Together, the engineers of CAC were responsible for detail engineering, procurement services including delivery of main process equipment, construction and erection supervision as well as the commissioning support for the staff of BASF.

January 6, 2012 - In time for the new year, BASF announced the successful commissioning of what it claims is the world’s largest oleum/sulphuric acid plant at the chemical group’s integrated site in Antwerp / Belgium. The plant has capacity to produce 420,000 t/y of SO₃, which in turn is processed into oleum and sulphuric acid. Also known as fuming sulphuric acid, oleum is an important component for caprolactam.  The technical basic engineering know how for the facility was provided by Hugo Petersen, a subsidiary of German Chemieanlagenbau.