Plastics & Rubber

Plastics & Rubber

Shaping the Future

When it comes to high quality, lightweight and high performance materials, BASF defines the path for industries. Using our established knowledge of material science, we provide solutions to your challenges.

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Welcome to #OurPlasticsJourney
Plastics play an essential role in modern life. They are a versatile material that helps us keep our food fresh, our houses warm and makes driving safe. But plastics also come with challenges.
We are constantly improving our plastics portfolio to contribute to a sustainable future. Find out how we make, use and recycle plastics to reach our goal of a cleaner tomorrow faster.
  1. Go to Plastics Hub
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Performance Polymers
BASF has significantly shaped the history of plastics and continues to shape its future. BASF plastics help to increase energy efficiency and save resources in almost all industries.
  1. Go to Performance Polymers
Plastic Additives
Our additives improve the processing and product properties of plastics and are therefore a problem solver for complex tasks in almost all areas of plastics processing.
  1. Plastics Additives (to BASF Global)