Comfort meets sustainability: meltable PU for high-class furniture 
 

BASF presents a new generation of flexible PU foams suitable for thermoplastic recycling at the end of their life cycle. These new meltable PU foams combine the advantages of recyclability with the comfort properties of conventional PU foams. The foams can be 100% recycled and used as a raw material for new foams.

With the newly developed foam, BASF offers a polyurethane that makes it possible to use PU waste as a raw material for new foams. After its first service life, the foam can be returned to the material cycle and used for new products in various application areas such as the automotive, footwear and furniture industries.

Swiss design furniture manufacturer Vitra has been waiting for exactly this innovation and is now using the meltable PU foam in their product lines for office furniture, armchairs and sofas.