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KOSTAL Kontakt Systeme uses BASF’s PPA Ultramid® Advanced N in several components in its high-voltage connector KS22 Class 4 for high-current modules. Photo: BASF 2025
Trade News | Regional News | June 2, 2025

Less electro-corrosion, more color: New Ultramid® Advanced N for high-voltage connectors in electric cars

BASF is now complementing its polyphthalamide (PPA) portfolio by Ultramid® Advanced N3U42G6, a polyamide 9T with non-halogenated flame-retardant, which minimizes electro-corrosion of metal contacts in electric and electronics (E&E) parts for e-mobility. The PPA increases the safety and durability of high-voltage (HV) connectors in e.g. inverters, DC-DC converters and batteries of electric cars. Due to its high strength and stiffness over a broad temperature range, its outstanding chemical resistance and dimensional stability, the Ultramid® Advanced N grade enhances the robustness and reliability of thin-walled HV connectors meeting growing industry needs for halide-free E&E components used in warm and humid conditions. The new Ultramid® Advanced N3U42G6 is available in uncolored with UL-certified masterbatches but also as pre-colored version with high color stability for easy processing and excellent color retention after heat ageing.
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KOSTAL Kontakt Systeme uses BASF’s PPA Ultramid® Advanced N in several components in its high-voltage connector KS22 Class 4 for high-current modules. Photo: BASF 2025
Trade News | Regional News | June 2, 2025

Less electro-corrosion, more color: New Ultramid® Advanced N for high-voltage connectors in electric cars

BASF is now complementing its polyphthalamide (PPA) portfolio by Ultramid® Advanced N3U42G6, a polyamide 9T with non-halogenated flame-retardant, which minimizes electro-corrosion of metal contacts in electric and electronics (E&E) parts for e-mobility. The PPA increases the safety and durability of high-voltage (HV) connectors in e.g. inverters, DC-DC converters and batteries of electric cars. Due to its high strength and stiffness over a broad temperature range, its outstanding chemical resistance and dimensional stability, the Ultramid® Advanced N grade enhances the robustness and reliability of thin-walled HV connectors meeting growing industry needs for halide-free E&E components used in warm and humid conditions. The new Ultramid® Advanced N3U42G6 is available in uncolored with UL-certified masterbatches but also as pre-colored version with high color stability for easy processing and excellent color retention after heat ageing.
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The American coffee brand Bruvi® uses Ultrason® E 2010 to manufacture the extractor lens in its coffee brewers. Photo: BASF SE
Trade News | May 9, 2025

One of life’s great little pleasures

The American coffee brand Bruvi® now uses Ultrason® E 2010 to manufacture the extractor lens in its coffee brewers. The complex injection-molded component is part of Bruvi’s unique auto-optimized brewing technique, scanning the coffee pod and then automatically adjusting the brewing parameters to the specific recipe for the optimal brew of each individual coffee. The BASF polyethersulfone (PESU) contributes to the durability of the machine by its excellent mechanical strength, its high heat and steam resistance up to 180°C, as well as dimensional stability at varying temperatures. The food-contact approved thermoplastic meets Bruvi’s standards for ensuring tastier coffee and hygienic brewing: It does not affect the taste of the coffee or gives off any odors. This allows Ultrason® E 2010 to outperform other materials which are used in coffee machine applications.
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For sustainable food packaging, Metpack, Istanbul, now offers paper and board which is certified home-compostable and coated with BASF’s ecovio® 70 PS14H6. Photo: BASF SE
Trade News | May 6, 2025

Metpack and BASF cooperate to demonstrate certified home-compostable, coated paper for food packaging

For sustainable food packaging, the extrusion coating specialist Metpack, Istanbul, now offers coated paper and paperboard which is certified home-compostable OK Compost Home from TÜV Austria. Metpack’s paper Ezycompost benefits from a coating with BASF’s ecovio® 70 PS14H6. The biopolymer is certified home-compostable (OK Compost Home) and adds several functional advantages to paper for food packaging: It is food-contact approved (FDA) and shows excellent barrier properties against liquids, fats, grease, and mineral oil as well as temperature stability at boiling water (up to 100°C). This combination of proven compostability and excellent performance gives paper packaging manufacturers and food brands the certainty that food packaging articles made of Ezycompost can be safely used by consumers and create no persistent mircoplastics in home compost after usage.
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VIP guests at the commencement ceremony include (from left to right): Mr. Jan Peter Bredehoeft, Senior Vice President, Operations and Site Management Greater China, BASF; Mr. Lyu Xue Cheng, Vice Mayor of Pudong New District; Dr. Jeffrey Lou, President and Chairman, BASF Greater China; Mr. Li Zheng, Member of the Standing Committee of CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee, Secretary of CPC Pudong New District Committee; Dr. Martin Jung, President of the Performance Materials Division, BASF; Mr. Bjoern Kophstahl, Vice President of Cellasto®, BASF; Mr. Xu Yi Bin, Vice President, General Manager of Pudong site, BASF Photo: BASF SE
Trade News | April 15, 2025

Cellasto® invests €60 million to establish a second plant in China

Shanghai, China – April 14, 2025 – Cellasto®, the world leader in Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) components, is investing roughly €60 million to establish a second plant in Shanghai, China. This production expansion aims to capitalize on China’s booming electric vehicle market. The new facility will feature advanced mold lines, resulting in a capacity increase of nearly 70%, with operations expected to start in 2027. A commencement ceremony was held on April 14th to celebrate this expansion.

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At CHINAPLAS 2025, BASF will showcase the Pro-Flex® Terra foot prosthesis, developed with Össur, featuring Cellasto®’s advanced three-step foam design that offers progressive stiffness, high impact strength, and adaptability for various activities and environments. Copyright: Össur
Trade News | April 2, 2025

CHINAPLAS 2025: Cellasto® and Össur collaborate to enhance performance in foot prosthesis

Lemfoerde, Germany – April 2, 2025 – At CHINAPLAS 2025, BASF will present the Pro-Flex® Terra foot prosthesis, co-created with the leading global prosthetic provider, Össur. Cellasto®’s cutting-edge material solution, characterized by progressive stiffness and high impact strength, combines softness and flexibility with extraordinary energy return, allowing the Pro-Flex® Terra foot prosthesis to embody an intuitive response behavior and replicate closely the human muscle-tendon motion.
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