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BASF Engineering Plastics is positioning its Ultradur^® portfolio for drinking water and food-contact applications with a clear focus on the future. As a first step, BASF will offer two clearly differentiated product lines for glass-fiber-reinforced materials: proven Aqua grades for drinking water applications and dedicated FC (Food Contact) grades for use in food-contact applications.

Safety, fire protection, and reliability are key requirements in the railway industry - especially for electrical and electronic components. Numerous BASF Engineering Plastics grades meet the European railway standard EN 45545 and are certified accordingly.

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 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 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.