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.

Join #OurPlasticsJourney at K2025

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.

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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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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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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RECYCLE - Unlocking potential through complementary recycling technologies

The PA66/6T compound Ultramid® T6000 is ideal for producing small and complex E&E parts like high-voltage connectors and miniature circuit breakers.
Photo: BASF 2025

Industries and products

# USE

High flowability, easy processing and good colorability: PPA for small and color-stable E&E parts

For many electric and electronics (E&E) components, where stiffness and strength of polyamide 66 (PA66) reach their limit, BASF customers can now choose from a tailored portfolio of PA66/6T compounds: Ultramid^® T6000 is a high-temperature polyamide outperforming PA66 in mechanical and dielectric properties in presence of humidity and at elevated temperatures.

The Japanese plastic products manufacturer Kyoraku uses BASF polyethersulfone’s Ultrason® E original honey color as design feature in its Amberware design tableware.
Photo: BASF 2025

Industries and products

# USE

Let’s get old and keep in good shape together: Reusable tableware made of specialty plastic Ultrason^®

The Japanese plastic products manufacturer Kyoraku, Tokyo, now uses BASF’s specialty plastic Ultrason^® to add a unique tableware design concept to their comprehensive household goods portfolio: It is called Amberware and is made of Ultrason^® E 3010 nat, an injection-molding and extrusion polyethersulfone (PESU) with improved toughness and high chemical resistance. The unique feature: Due to the original honey-colored tint of the PESU material, the plates have a light, transparent amber color.

Emission reduction

Renewable material

Product Carbon Footprint

BASF already offers thousands of products with reduced or even zero carbon footprint (PCF) in its broad portfolio.

Inside a sustainable green home or home office, all items in the scene are 3D

Products

Recycled material

Sustainability in Furniture

When it comes to furniture development, BASF wants to help you innovate faster. Our portfolio now includes innovative materials that support sustainability goals while offering creative inspiration for designers.

Industries and products

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Mass balanced products

No CO₂ in your luggage: New bike backpack from VAUDE with innovative polyamide from BASF

The new TRAILCONTROL ZERO 20+ bike backpack from VAUDE, the leading manufacturer of sustainable outdoor clothing and equipment, sets new standards in collaboration with BASF. For the manufacturing of the backpack, VAUDE uses BASF's innovative Ultramid^® ZeroPCF, a polyamide (PA) 6 with a Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) of zero.

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#OurPlasticsJourney: BASF to showcase the sustainable future of plastics at K 2025

Ludwigshafen, Germany, 17 June 2025. As the world’s leading trade fair for plastics and rubber returns to Düsseldorf this October 8^th to 15^th, BASF is again on board – just as it has been since the very first K-Fair in 1952.

Industries and products

Mass balanced products

# USE

Room acoustics expert Bosig relies on Basotect^® EcoBalanced

As the first Basotect^® customer, the room acoustics expert Bosig, Germany is now switching its product range to Basotect^® EcoBalanced. BASF's thermoset is the world's first high-quality melamine resin foam with a 50% lower Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) compared to Basotect^® standard grades.

Emission reduction

Candid Conversation on Plastics - What does it take to get to net zero emissions in production

Plastics and the chemical industry are still heavily dependent on fossil resources and emit too much CO₂. Find out what solutions we are working on to counteract the problem and what strategy we are pursuing for net zero.

Fighting plastic pollution

Preventing plastic pellet loss

Floating plastic bottles in the ocean, bags and fishing nets in the middle of the sea – almost everyone has seen the pictures. But pellets from plastic production also find their way into the environment. As partner of an initiative against pellet loss, BASF contributes to prevent this development.

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:

EPS by BASF

The re-invention of EPS - Since the invention of Styropor^® more than 70 years ago, our experts at BASF have succeeded in improving expandable polystyrene (EPS). The further development Neopor^® is established in the construction industry and insulation materials made of it make an important contribution to reducing CO₂emissions. With alternative manufacturing methods, we are reinventing EPS and offering solutions for a sustainable future.

How to get involved?

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.