document: Chemical production in the superlative -LSB- formaldehyde plant process control system and remote I/O system -RSB- BASF commissioned the largest formaldehyde production plant in the world , in December 2000 , with an annual capacity of 180000 t . The new plant , built to meet the growing demand for formaldehyde , sets new standards . Its size , technology and above all its cost-effectiveness give it a leading position internationally . To maintain such high standards by the automation technology , in addition to the trail-blazing Simatic PCS 7 process control system from Siemens , BASF selected the innovative remote I/O system I.S. 1 from R. STAHL Schaltgerate GmbH to record and to output field signals in hazardous areas Zone 1 and 2 . This combination completely satisfied all technical requirements and also had the best price-performance ratio of all the solutions . 25 remote I/O field stations were designed and matched to the needs of the formaldehyde plant
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extractive_keyphrases: chemical production superlative basf automation technology process control system siemens
abstractive_keyphrases: formaldehyde production plant construction cost-effective plant trail-blazing simatic pcs 7 remote i/o system i.s.1 r. stahl schaltgerate gmbh signal recording zone 1 hazardous area zone 2 hazardous area price-performance ratio remote i/o field station design