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BASF Engineering Plastics meet the European railway standard EN 45545 and are certified for safety critical E&E applications in the rail industry. The tested Ultramid® and Ultradur® grades help minimize fire risks and limit the spread of flames, smoke, and toxic gases. Flame retardant systems without halogen as a base and color independent certification provide additional safety and design freedom.
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Trade News | May 4, 2026

BASF Engineering Plastics Meet EN 45545 Railway Standard

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.

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BASF Engineering Plastics meet the European railway standard EN 45545 and are certified for safety critical E&E applications in the rail industry. The tested Ultramid® and Ultradur® grades help minimize fire risks and limit the spread of flames, smoke, and toxic gases. Flame retardant systems without halogen as a base and color independent certification provide additional safety and design freedom.
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Trade News | May 4, 2026

BASF Engineering Plastics Meet EN 45545 Railway Standard

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.
The certified home-compostable biopolymer ecovio® can now be used to manufacture different barrier structures based on paper or plastic substrates for flexible packaging. 
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Trade News | April 29, 2026

New ecovio® portfolio for flexible packaging: multiple barrier options combined with organic or paper recycling

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.
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Trade News | April 16, 2026

BASF at interpack 2026: Solutions for modern packaging concepts

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.
Trade News | April 8, 2026

BASF at Techtextil 2026: Helping to shape the future of the textile industry with tangible solutions

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.
The new Ultrason® P 3010 BMB is a certified biomass-balanced polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) with 20% attributed bio-circular feedstock.					          
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Trade News | March 31, 2026

Advancing circularity: BASF expands Ultrason® portfolio with new biomass‑balanced PPSU grade for high‑performance applications

BASF is expanding its portfolio of certified biomass-balanced polyarylethersulfones with Ultrason® P 3010 BMB, a polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) with 20% attributed bio-circular feedstock. Ultrason® P 3010 BMB enables customers across industries like household and catering, water and sanitary, medical technology, hydrogen production and E&E to increase the use of renewable resources and accelerate their transition toward a more circular economy.