Plastics & Rubber

Plastics & Rubber

On the way to rethink plastics

It’s easy to forget the good that plastic does for us every day. It keeps our food fresh. It keeps our homes warm. It even keeps us safer as we drive. And, as the BASF portfolio of plastics continues to evolve, we believe more than ever that plastics can continue to play a positive role in our lives by rethinking the way we MAKE, USE and RECYCLE them.

BASF goes K2025: a visual of BASF booth with visitors at K fair
We invite you to be part of our exciting journey towards the world's largest trade fair for plastics and rubber. Join us and experience our progress at first hand.

Some call it a transformation, we call it #OurPlasticsJourney.

Plastics prodcution still depends on fossil ressorces, and too much plastic waste still ends up in the environment. However, working alongside our customers and partners, we are taking on the challenge and do our part in co-creating solutions that reinvent the entire lifecycle of plastics together - from how we can produce plastics more resource-efficiently, to how we can use them better, to how we can give them a new life. 

Visual of the Make topic from #OurPlasticsJourney showing a factory hall

The journey to net zero by 2050 is challenging. We continually seek solutions. Learn how we change the way we produce plastics more resource-efficiently.

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Visual of Use from #OurPlasticsJourney showing a car

In the USE phase of their lifecycle, plastics play out all their strengths. We innovate with our customers to enhance the sustainability contribution of our products.

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Visual of Recycle from #OurPlasticsJourney showing a recycling process

Together with partners we work on a variety of recycling projects with different maturity levels - from mechanical recycling to complementary chemical recycling.

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Find out how our experts contribute to the #OurPlasticsJourney

Discover how we are driving #OurPlasticsJourney across all three phases of the product lifecycle (Make, Use, Recycle) forward – from the use of alternative raw materials in production to improving our plastics in the use phase, to various recycling solutions. Use the filters below to find your topics of interest.

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Fighting plastic pollution
Alliance to end plastic waste
In January 2019, BASF co-founded the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) to solve the global plastic waste problem together with around 60 companies along the plastics value chain. The members invest in projects that aim to minimize plastic waste and remove it from the environment.
# MAKE
# RECYCLE
# USE
Uncover the unconventional: when plastics meet sustainability
Innovators have dared to imagine plastics design differently, resulting in many applications and a few unconventional innovations. Plastics design has evolved throughout history. Unconventional ideas challenge the boundaries of creativity and must today include sustainability.
Industries and products
# USE
Sustainable construction in the face of climate change

BASF offers durable solutions to the construction market to help withstand future disasters.

With nine billion people projected to inhabit our planet by 2050 and three quarters of that population living in cities, climate change is not a topic that is going away any time soon.

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Emission reduction
Recycling projects
Together with our partners, we hope to give materials a second lease on life and keep the cycle going. This enables a reduction of fossil raw materials and make a significant contribution to curbing CO2 emissions.
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Emission reduction
Creating a closed-loop economy
Nypel RC grades can be formulated to contain virgin resins, additives, and fillers to support customers and applications in North America desiring recycled content.
# RECYCLE
Recycled material
Emission reduction
BASF | Polyurethane recycling | Overcomig challenges
Polyurethanes are everywhere in our daily lives. ♻️BASF provides solutions to overcome the challenges of recycling this material.
Industries and products
# USE
How sustainability drives innovative furniture design
At BASF, we've seen firsthand how sustainability fuels innovation in the furniture industry, rather than confine it.
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Carbon management and circularity go hand in hand
The circular economy relies on renewable energy and circular carbon. Recycled content and recyclability of plastics are key sustainability targets.
Green energy
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# RECYCLE
Emission reduction
Renewable material
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Driving Sustainability with BASF: A Customer-Centric Journey Towards Renewable Innovation
Our sustainable transformation represents much more than an environmental milestone—it reflects a commitment to empowering our customers' green journeys.
Human and robotic hand holding two pieces together
Industries and products
# USE
Meet the material that can help shaping the future of electronics
Think smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient—without compromise. BASF’s Ultrason® D 1010 G6 U40 is the material which is mastering these challenges.

You wonder what our new solutions and approaches look like in practice? Then discover our wide range of products and the different industries in which we are active:  

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The challenges are huge. Join us on #ourplasticsjourney and leave us a message below. Together, we can reach our goal faster.

So, let's join forces and Go!Create together.

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