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BASF is expanding its certified compostable ecovio^® portfolio with new grades that meet increasing recycling needs of flexible barrier packaging. The extended portfolio enables manufacturers of flexible packaging and brand owners to tailor barrier performance and end-of-life options like organics or paper recycling according to application functionalities, processing technologies and regulatory frameworks.

BASF is strengthening its presence in China and across Asia by advancing #OurPlasticsJourney with customers and partners, focusing on performance‑led innovation and co‑creation in fast‑growing sectors such as eMobility, robotics, footwear, and advanced consumer and industrial applications. Drawing on its materials expertise, backend integration and strong local manufacturing capabilities, BASF supports customers’ green transformation while expanding into next‑generation applications that will enable new quality productive forces through high‑tech automation and green energy.

BASF and its European distribution organization, BTC Europe, will present their broad portfolio for the packaging industry at the international trade fair interpack, hall 10, booth A 44.

At CHINAPLAS 2026, BASF introduces an innovative railway container floor solution, jointly developed with Shanghai Jiang Ju Yuan New Materials Co., Ltd. (Jiang Ju Yuan) and Golden Eagle Heavy Engineering Machinery Co., Ltd. (Golden Eagle Company). Made with BASF’s Ultramid^® Expand polyamide particle foam (EPA), the solution provides lightweight performance, high strength and enhanced durability for modern railways. 

At the leading international trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens from April 21 to 24, 2026 at the Messe Frankfurt, BASF will present numerous solutions and new projects in the textile sector to customers and partners at booth B 68 in hall 11.0. The focus is on product innovations and future-oriented technologies.