“We see strong business potential in these partnerships,” said Ralph Schweens, president, care chemicals, BASF. “While BASF already has solid innovation and production capabilities for surfactants, we are always scouting for opportunities to work with partners well-rooted in technologies which add to our strength in order to expand our product portfolio with additional biobased products.” In collaboration with ACS, BASF developed a novel sophorolipid-based ingredient, produced via fermentat...