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BASF at Ludwigshafen (1865–1913)

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1865–1913 — BASF grows from dyes into one of the world’s largest chemical firms: synthetic indigo from 1897, and in 1913 at nearby Oppau the first Haber–Bosch plant fixing nitrogen from the air.

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Turning point
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Second Industrial Revolution (chapter 8 of Industrial Revolution)
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The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914
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Map showing BASF at Ludwigshafen (1865–1913), turning point in The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914
TURNING POINT · THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, 1750–1914

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