BASF to expand in Oconee

BASF Corporation is expanding its operations in Oconee County. The expansion will result in $60 million in new capital investment for the supplier.  BASF Seneca, at one time Englehard, is a specialty chemical catalysts manufacturing and precious metals refining facility. The company’s refinery process produces solutions that are used to manufacture herbicides, plastics, pharmaceuticals, auto-emission catalysts and fertilizers.  To expand near Seneca, BASF is investing in new equipment and machinery for its Seneca facility. The plant now employs 360 employees.