USE: How Plastics Can Improve Energy Efficiency

Introducing the concept of "ageing", the color darkens as you use it longer. Makes it a unique dish for each user.

• Highly durable, sustainable, and long product life.
• Re-use to reduce plastic waste

Microwavable tableware for catering made of Ultrason^® E2010.

• Suitable from cold to hot temperature up to 180°C
• Go reusable and change to a sustainable lifestyle

Reusable to-go mugs for a sustainable lifestyle made of Ultrason^® P3010.

• Lightweight and shock-proof, odorless and tasteless
• Multiple dishwasher cleaning without loss in material quality

Stylish and durable tea/hot water bottles made of Ultrason^® E3010.

• Lightweight and shock-proof, transparent and colorable
• Excellent stiffness also at high temperatures

Tableware/catering dishes in planes and trains for recirculation made of Ultrason^® E2010.

• Lightweight and tough, excellent stiffness
• Resistant to fats and oils
• Multiple sterilization cycles possible

Durable, safe, and reusable tableware for fast food restaurants made of Ultrason^® P2010.

• Lightweight and tough
• Resistant to fats and oils
• Multiple sterilization possible

BASF collaborates with a top rubber producer to increase latex stability by using Irgastab^® antioxidant.

• Irgastab^® is an aqueous dispersion. It is non-discoloring, has a low odor, and is compatible with rubber
• It protects the polymer against thermal oxidative degradation and improves the durability of rubber applications

Pipe fittings made of Ultrason^® P for hygienic water transport.

• Tough specialty plastic suitable for metal replacement
• Hygienically harmless and approved for the contact with drinking water (ISO 9080)

Made of Ultrason^® E2010 for smoothly working water pumps.

• Outstanding resistance against hydrolysis
• Excellent stiffness
• High thermal and chemical resistance

Water cartridge made of Ultrason^® P3010 for stable mixed water temperatures at the tap.

• Excellent hydrolysis resistance
• Very good dimensional stability for parts with tight tolerances

Hollow fiber membranes made of Ultrason^® E for effective water treatment in water works.

• Outstanding mechanical properties for stronger membranes
• Excellent chemical resistance

Simple on-site conversion of dirty into potable water with the portable LifeStraw® system.

• Water purification with ultrafiltration (UF) membranes made of Ultrason^® E
• Clean and safe water for a sustainable lifestyle

High-performance and durable Reverse Osmosis (RO) membranes with Ultrason^® S (PSU).

• High-purity material for a homogeneous and durable porous support layer

• Polyethersulfone Ultrason^® E: One single polymer for manufacturing sandwich structures quickly and cost-effectively
• Intrinsically flame retardant: Particularly well-suited for interior components in airplanes

BASF's Tinuvin^® NOR enhances agricultural films in Chinese greenhouses, extending their lifespan and making them resistant to sunlight.

• It increases light penetration, improves crop productivity, and offers resistance against agrochemicals, reducing film replacement and plastic waste for farmers

Pontoons are crucial for FPV systems, carrying solar panels and serving as enclosures for fish farms. Tinuvin^® enhances durability, preventing breakage, chalking, and fading in extreme sunlight.

• Tinuvin^® 2730, the newest addition, offers superior light stability to achieve a 30-year service life for pontoons, surpassing conventional products.

Irgastab^® PUR 71 is a high-quality anti-scorch solution that improves air quality in vehicles by reducing emissions and volatile organic compounds.

• It also prevents color change and enhances whiteness without containing harmful substances.
  

Cellasto^® is used for reducing Noise, Vibration, and Harshness (NVH) in a variety of applications from consumer to industrial equipment.

• Low mounting frequency and high transmissibility
• Flat stiffness up to 50% compression
• Low dynamic stiffening
• High volume compressibility leads to small space requirement
• Friction damping for big amplitude oscillation attenuation
• Lightweight

Cellasto^® cushions and end stops improve ride comfort and ensure smoother and safer operation

• High longitudinal compressibility, very little lateral expansion
• Excellent impact cushioning performance
• Long service life and working stroke due to high volume compressibility

Broadly used in construction machinery, agricultural machinery, and geotechnical engineering

• Allow limited movement at the joint point
• Long lifetime under a sandy and dirt environment
• Help the lubrication due to the porous structure

The versatility of Cellasto^® allows you to use your creativity to its potential. As co-creators, we’ll help you create custom solutions that fit your product specifications.

• 60 Years of global expertise in NVH
• Case-by-case tailor-made solutions
• Strong simulation/test support when necessary
• Quick prototype parts providing

Cellasto^® suspension spring isolator can improve driving comfort and minimize NVH issues.

• Absorbs peak energy and minimizes road noise from springs.
• Excellent vibration and noise isolation to mitigate the impact of the road towards the vehicle body.
• Damping the natural frequencies vibrations of wheels and springs.
• High compressibility, high design freedom, reducing weight.
• Effectively cope with high and low amplitudes, and achieve excellent vibration and sound isolation effects

 Air spring chamber made by Ultramid^® A3WG6 LT and Ultramid^® A3WG6 through Clean Laser Welding (CVT) to deliver reliable air.

• Spring systems with smooth suspension and a better driving experience

Polyamide-based particle foam with good mechanical properties at elevated temperatures up to 120^oC.

•  It is thermoplastic foam with recyclability drop-in EPP steam chest molding with full Ultrasim CAE simulation support from BASF

Demonstrator shows the versatility of Ultramid^® Expand.

• Different cell sizes, Snap hooks, Laser markable, Threaded inserts, Breakthroughs

Ultramid^® Deep Gloss is BASF's specialty polyamide for high glossy interior components with achieving piano black surfaces, good scratch, abrasion, and UV resistance.

• Achieving piano black without painting and coating, streamlining processing, and secondary operation resulting in total cost savings

Ultramid^® A3EM8 OP, a grade optimized for painting as it provides a class A surface finish and high bonding strength without primer, production costs are reduced including reduction of the emission of VOCs from the primer.

Ultradur^® S4090 series products are special PBT/ASA blends, which enable the parts with very good dimension stability, strength, and excellent surface appearance.

• Easy processing is another advantage of these products

Ultramid^® A3HG5, a specially formulated PA66 compound, offers excellent ATF oil resistance, strong mechanical properties to resist thermal shock tests and good Laser marking capability.

• It is also featured with easy processing and good molding stability

Low particles can help customers to reduce the contamination risk for the camera module.

• Outstanding low water absorption & dimension stability after assembly
• High flowability performance allows more design freedom for a product designer

This is the first time we co-create with leading companies in the solid-state battery (SSB) industry to introduce a range of lightweight, highly efficient thermal management, thermal runaway resistant, and recyclable material solutions.

BASF introduced a wide solution for mobility drive systems to offer high mechanical performance, HV electrical insulation, NVH isolation, fast rotation, and system cooling solutions for high efficiency, long-term safety, and system integration needs in the mobility market.

With excellent FR performance, electrical insulation performance, and heat resistance, Ultramid^® Advanced PPA FR and Ultradur^® PBT FR are applied to make modular IGBT encapsulation housing and ensure reliable electrical insulation.

The concept supercharging pile was made with BASF’s innovative material solutions. 

• Ultramid^® PA, Ultramid^® Advanced PPA, Ultradur^® PBT, and Elastollan^® TPU are used in various components of the concept supercharging pile, including  housing of electronic parts, charging guns, breakers, switches, safety components, cables, and a cooling system.

Ultramid^® PA FR products have been recognized as one of the most reliable materials to make PV connectors, ensuring the electric safety connectivity of PV power systems for over 25 years.

Ultramid^® PA products have outstanding mechanical properties and long-term durability performance as ideal materials to make PV panel frame corner connections, ensuring the quick assembly and long-term connection of PV panel frames.

BASF offers broad orange solutions for e-mobility and high voltage applications from products Ultramid®, Ultradur®, and Ultramid® Advanced.

• These materials are easy for injection molding and are stable color at high temperatures that suitable for high voltage connector and busbar applications.

With excellent FR performance, electrical insulation performance, and heat resistance, Ultramid^® Advanced PPA FR and Ultradur^® PBT FR are applied to make modular IGBT encapsulation housing and ensure reliable electrical insulation.

• Excellent durability and flexibility - longer life span, avoid tear and crack issues
• Good weathering resistance for outdoor use
• Fulfills EN50525 cable regulation standards
• Stable processability, good matte surface

• Animal friendly with excellent bio-compatibility, causing no irritation nor allergy.
• High manufacturing productivity with good injection behaviors and extremely short cycle time.
• High mechanical properties against animal's bite and chew.
• Excellent UV/hydrolysis/bacteria resistance properties with a long life span.

• Food contact grade fulfills FDA 21 CFR 177.2600 and EU 1935/2004 EC, regulation 10/2011
• Excellent hydrolysis resistance to reduce belt degradation caused by frequent cleaning
• Ensures operating smoothness at freezing condition (-30°C) with excellent cold flexibility
• Highly resistant to microbial ensuring high hygiene standards required by the food processing industry

• Fulfills ISO340 flame retardant requirement
• Excellent abrasion resistance
• High damping properties to absorb impact from heavy load
• Improves work noise safety level for workers due to lower noise generated from the friction of belt coming into contact with the drive roller
• Recyclable for close loop sustainability

Note: Flame Retardant (FR)

• Good softness and bonding strength to the fabric
• Non blooming, washable
• Various surface effects can be achieved by different treatment processes

• Excellent Transparency 
• Excellent bending recovery
• Excellent abrasion resistance
• Easy bonding force with PU shoe components

• Good softness and bonding strength to the fabric
• Non-blooming, washable
• Various surface effects can be achieved by different treatment processes

• Made with Elastollan^® TPU, an environmentally friendly and recyclable material
• Process/technology:
  •  Supercritical N2 autoclave foaming
• Foam:
  • Great performance
  • Density<0.1g/cc, Hardness = 20-25 Asker C, Rebound>60%, Compression set<30%
  • All foam scrap recyclable

• Excellent cold flexibility and flexural performance
• Fit for complex design, especially high curvature structure
• Can be reshaped by conducting remelting and cooling
• Can be recycled and ultralight

• Soft TPU provides excellent sealing property
• Good processing and abrasion resistance.

• Lightweight (up to 50% weight reduction compared to rubber tubes)
• Excellent air retention
• Good creep and puncture resistance

• Very high transparency and low haze, good wear resistance, scratch resistance and puncture resistance
• Excellent UV resistance, non-yellowing and heat resistance
• Excellent extrusion processing stability
• Good adhesive adaptability and wettability, no degumming
• Excellent resilience, easy to install without warping

• Very high transparency and low haze
• Good wear resistance and scratch resistance
• Excellent UV resistance, non-yellowing and heat resistance
• Excellent extrusion processing stability

• Used in active wear lining, filter, seal, and hygiene applications
• High elasticity
• Good tear and abrasion resistance
• Adjustable fabric permeability

• A non-PFC durable breathable-waterproof solution
• Excellent moisture permeability
• Excellent waterproof ability
• Eco-friendly

 Note: Poly-Fluorinated Chemicals (PFC)

• Excellent flexibility and durability
• FC certified according to EU10/2011, FDA 177.2600, ISO10993
• Excellent anti-microbial properties
• Hydrolysis resistance

• Good back support that relieves stress
• Unique 3D spiral fiber structure that promotes air circulation & moisture-wicking properties
• Anti-bacterial, recyclable, odorless
• Washable with hot water without damage