German chemical company BASF is closing additional production facilities in light of cost pressures. The production of the active ingredient glufosinate-ammonium (GA) at the Knapsack and Frankfurt sites will be discontinued by the end of the year, the DAX-listed company announced from its headquarters in the city of Ludwigshafen on Wednesday. Production of the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium (GA) in Frankfurt will end in 2025, the company said. “Afterwards, both production facilities will be shut down.” It is planned to leave both sites after all activities, including deconstruction, are comple…