Since September 2000 BASF Catalysts (former Engelhard) is the manufacturer of Ziegler-Natta Catalysts for the Novolen process.

BASF Catalysts has been a major catalyst manufacturer for many years.

Catalyst production facilities are located in Pasadena, Texas and in Tarragona, Spain.

The major objectives of this supply route for catalysts used in the Novolen process are to maintain optimal choice of catalyst systems to improve process and product performance and to broaden ever further the product range.