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Plastics for Furniture

Plastics for Furniture

Aesthetics, Comfort, Durability, Surface Design for Office Furniture – Fulfilled

The requirements of the office furniture industry are high. Scratch resistance, good mechanical properties (stiffness, strength), high surface quality as well as flame retardancy. We support you with our expertise in polyurethanes and engineering plastics to find the solutions you need.

From the very start, BASF has contributed to shaping the trend towards using plastics in the furniture industry especially for office chairs.

Office Chairs

With the portfolio of  Ultramid® SI (SI = surface improved) we offer products that are geared to the needs of the furniture sector. These plastics combine the technical properties that are typical of polyamides with a high-quality surface appearance, thus meeting the requirements of designers and developers of furnishings.

Elastoflex® W, our flexible polyurethane systems, enables furniture makers to develop ergonomically designed seats and back rests in different rigidities. Using  Elastoflex® W leads to outstanding properties in terms of continued use and sitting comfort. This leads to comfortable and ergonomically designed office chairs.

Elastofoam® I, our flexible integral polyurethane system, is the product of choice to achieve high quality, scratch resistant surfaces mainly used in armrests applications and high quality seat surfaces e.g. for laboratory chairs.

For public seating areas, fire-resistant grades are available.

We Have More to Offer than just the Best Material for the Furniture Industry

Comprehensive Knowledge in All Aspects of Fireproofing

Joint Furniture Design at the Creation Center

Product Development with BASF’s Own Design Simulation Tool − Ultrasim® 

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