BASF has confirmed four new cases! U.S. factories will cut production in half!

; Following the confirmed infection of neo-crown pneumonia by employees at BASF's Ludwiggang headquarters, a BASF spokesman revealed on March 25th that two employees and two contractors working at BASF's Geismar plant had tested positive for COVID-19.
, BASF has confirmed five people worldwide.
said basing the situation closely since the four workers began self-isolation more than a week ago.
, BASF's senior communications manager, said medical staff had notified all workers who may have been in contact with the four COVID-19-positive workers.
those who had direct contact with four coronavirus-positive workers were already self-isolated, and as of March 25, no one else had reported testing positive for coronavirus.
BASF said the area where the infected worked had been thoroughly cleaned.
, BASF's on-site medical team has been and will continue to be in touch with employees and contractors.
said that during the pandemic, it operated according to local, state and federal guidelines and developed a pandemic response plan.
, more than 45 percent of BASF's employees work from home, and the Geismar plant has reduced contract work by 47 percent.
said it had restricted access to the facility, checked workers' temperatures, urged staff to keep their distance and disinfected buses and work areas, and implemented "health-enhancing measures."
a few days ago, BASF introduced short-term work at its plants in Minster/Hittrup and Wuerzburg, Germany, as a result of an outbreak of neo-crown pneumonia.
the weak automotive market and the impact of new crown pneumonia have affected the output of chemical companies, including coatings, plastics, man-made fibers and additives.
is the root cause of BASF's shorter working hours and lower production.
a spokesman for BASF said there were no plans to shorten office hours at its headquarters in Ludwigsh, and more information on the work would be announced shortly.
as of 4:26 am ET (16:26 pm Beijing time), the cumulative number of confirmed cases of neo-crown pneumonia worldwide has exceeded 600,000.
March 17, BASF said its annual meeting, scheduled for April 30, would be postponed because of the impact of the outbreak, depending on how the outbreak went.
$87 million, the MDI plant project at the gas plant in Gasma, Louisiana, is likely to be affected.
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