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Demolition underway at massive former BASF HQ in Mount Olive

Nov. 13, 2023, 8:05 a.m. ET

The 930,000-square-foot former North American headquarters of BASF in Mount Olive, which has been abandoned for years, undergoes demolition on Nov. 7, 2023.
The 930,000-square-foot former North American headquarters of BASF in Mount Olive, which has been abandoned for years, undergoes demolition on Nov. 7, 2023.
The former North American headquarters of the BASF corporation in Mount Olive. The 930,000-square-foot complex was abandoned by the corporation in 2004.
The former North American headquarters of the BASF corporation in Mount Olive. The 930,000-square-foot complex was abandoned by the corporation in 2004.
The 930,000-square-foot former North American headquarters of BASF in Mount Olive, which has been abandoned for years, undergoes demolition on Nov. 7, 2023.
The 930,000-square-foot former North American headquarters of BASF in Mount Olive, which has been abandoned for years, undergoes demolition on Nov. 7, 2023.
The 930,000-square-foot former North American headquarters of BASF in Mount Olive, which has been abandoned for years, undergoes demolition on Nov. 7, 2023.
The 930,000-square-foot former North American headquarters of BASF in Mount Olive, which has been abandoned for years, undergoes demolition on Nov. 7, 2023.
The former North American headquarters of the BASF corporation in Mount Olive. The 930,000-square-foot complex was abandoned by the corporation in 2004.

Editor’s note: I spent a lot of time here, calling on BASF as a customer. I guess nothing is forever! It was over when they sold the

pharma business that was nearly half of the campus.

https://www.chemeurope.com/en/news/1654/sale-of-basf-s-pharmaceutical-business-to-abbott-completed.html

https://www.dailyrecord.com/picture-gallery/news/2023/11/13/demolition-underway-at-massive-former-basf-hq-in-mount-olive/71494809007

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