BASF Corporation

Wyandotte, MI 48192
BASF Introduces SmartSolution for Occasional Invaders
ST. LOUIS, MO - Pest Management Professionals (PMPs) who want the flexibility needed to control a wide range of invading pests with an effective process can now turn to BASF Pest Control Solutions' SmartSolution for Occasional Invaders. It combines a powerful lineup of general pest control products and Prescription Treatment® brand Integrated Pest Management techniques. The new SmartSolution for...
Read More »Fluid Catalytic Cracking Catalyst is used with heavy residual feedstocks.
Aegis(TM) fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) catalyst allows refiners to maximize fuel yields from FCC units utilizing heavy residual feedstocks. Refiners can adjust catalyst's zeolite-to-matrix (Z/M) ratio to calibrate yield selectivity, while optimized porosity of Distributed Matrix Structure technology platform provides Aegis with ability to reduce mass transfer limitations in FCC operations. This...
Read More »BASF's Terluran GP ABS Resin Is up to the Challenge
Just in time for spring cleaning WYANDOTTE, MI - Open the windows and let the fresh air in. After a long, cold winter, it is energizing to start the new season with warm breezes and the fresh scent of spring. In 2010, Hoover-® vacuums, an industry leader in the cleaning category for more than 100 years, is introducing a new line of upright cleaners made from BASF's Terluran ABS resin. Hoover-®...
Read More »BASF to Introduce New Synthetic Lubricants at STLE's 2010 Annual Exposition
Company to launch Plurasafe® Insure(TM) line of food-grade lubricants and Plurasafe® H2O-K(TM) hydraulic fluid for marine applications FLORHAM PARK, NJ, April 22, 2010 -- BASF Corporation will introduce the Plurasafe® Insure(TM) line of food-grade lubricants and Plurasafe® H2O-K(TM) hydraulic fluid for marine applications at STLE 2010. This event is the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication...
Read More »BASF Showcases Broad Product Offering for Engineered Fabrics and Nonwovens at IDEA 2010
Company to highlight its superabsorbent polymers, as well as components used to make or enhance engineered fabrics and their end uses FLORHAM PARK, NJ- BASF will feature its broad range of products and technologies for the nonwovens market in its booth number 1672, Hall B, at IDEA 2010, the International Engineered Fabrics Conference. The triennial event draws decision makers in the nonwovens...
Read More »High-Solids Graft Polyols suit load-bearing applications.
Intended for specialty slab applications, Pluracol 5250 features 50% solids content that allows for firm foam and can be used in high-load-bearing applications. It can be customized to lower percent solids graft polyol at manufacturing site. With 45% solids content that maximizes load bearing properties of flexible slabstock products, Pluracol 4600/4800 slab foam graft polyols are formulated with...
Read More »BASF Exhibits at the Plastics in Medical Device Workshop and Conference
WYANDOTTE, MI, April 6, 2010 - BASF will showcase its HyGentic(TM) antimicrobial technology and a broad line of plastics for medical device and pharmaceutical companies at the Plastics in Medical Device Workshop and Conference, April 12-14, at the LaCentre Conference and Banquet Facility, Westlake, Ohio. Visitors to booth 11 will be able to discuss their needs with BASF's experienced...
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Canadian Winters Are No Match for BASF's Neopor® Expandable Polystyrene
Graphite beads in the insulation material reflect thermal radiation WYANDOTTE, MI- BASF's Neopor, a new expandable polystyrene (EPS), is going to keep a lot of students warm in the coming Canadian winters and cool in the summer at the new Village Suites in Oshawa, Ontario. Village Suites, designed by Dundurn Edge Development, is a project consisting of 133 suites, with 588 bedrooms, located...
Read More »Pigment provides clean, white pearlescent effect.
Created by coating titanium dioxide onto synthetic mica substrate, Chione(TM) Snowfall White effect pigment exhibits clean, white color due to transparency of substrate. Intermediate particle size provides shimmery appearance. Designed to help color cosmetics and personal care products achieve shimmery look and glossy luster, high-purity pigment is suitable for lip and eye applications.
Read More »BASF and Sion Power Collaborate on New Battery Technology
LUDWIGSHAFEN, GERMANY and TUCSON, AZ, May 13, 2009 -- BASF SE and Sion Power Corporation, today announced a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to accelerate the commercialization of Sion Power's proprietary lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery technology for the electric vehicle (EV) market and other high-energy applications. The Sion Power / BASF collaboration targets the development of battery...
Read More »BASF to Sponsor and Participate in SAE World Congress
FLORHAM PARK, NJ, March 15, 2011 - BASF today announced that it will sponsor and participate in the 2011 SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) World Congress, April 12-14, at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan. As the leading chemical supplier to the automotive industry, BASF is especially proud to be a sponsor this year, as 2011 is the International Year of Chemistry. Chemical products are...
Read More »BASF Supports the International Year of Chemistry 2011
o Initiative to encourage interest in chemistry o Global experiment in BASF Kids' Labs FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Jan. 27, 2011 - 2011 has been designated the International Year of Chemistry (IYC) by the United Nations, and BASF is supporting the initiative in many different ways. Due to begin officially in Paris on January 27 under the motto Chemistry: Our life, our future, the IYC is intended among...
Read More »European Commission Approves BASF's Acquisition of Cognis
LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, Dec. 1, 2010 -- The European Commission today approved the acquisition of Cognis Holding GmbH by BASF SE. The approval is subject to the divestiture of businesses that accounted for sales of significantly less than euro 100 million, which is less than 3% of Cognis' total sales. In addition, the Chinese authorities today approved the acquisition. The transaction has now...
Read More »BASF Introduces SmartSolution for Occasional Invaders
ST. LOUIS, MO - Pest Management Professionals (PMPs) who want the flexibility needed to control a wide range of invading pests with an effective process can now turn to BASF Pest Control Solutions' SmartSolution for Occasional Invaders. It combines a powerful lineup of general pest control products and Prescription Treatment® brand Integrated Pest Management techniques. The new SmartSolution for...
Read More »Fluid Catalytic Cracking Catalyst is used with heavy residual feedstocks.
Aegis(TM) fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) catalyst allows refiners to maximize fuel yields from FCC units utilizing heavy residual feedstocks. Refiners can adjust catalyst's zeolite-to-matrix (Z/M) ratio to calibrate yield selectivity, while optimized porosity of Distributed Matrix Structure technology platform provides Aegis with ability to reduce mass transfer limitations in FCC operations. This...
Read More »BASF's Terluran GP ABS Resin Is up to the Challenge
Just in time for spring cleaning WYANDOTTE, MI - Open the windows and let the fresh air in. After a long, cold winter, it is energizing to start the new season with warm breezes and the fresh scent of spring. In 2010, Hoover-® vacuums, an industry leader in the cleaning category for more than 100 years, is introducing a new line of upright cleaners made from BASF's Terluran ABS resin. Hoover-®...
Read More »BASF to Introduce New Synthetic Lubricants at STLE's 2010 Annual Exposition
Company to launch Plurasafe® Insure(TM) line of food-grade lubricants and Plurasafe® H2O-K(TM) hydraulic fluid for marine applications FLORHAM PARK, NJ, April 22, 2010 -- BASF Corporation will introduce the Plurasafe® Insure(TM) line of food-grade lubricants and Plurasafe® H2O-K(TM) hydraulic fluid for marine applications at STLE 2010. This event is the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication...
Read More »BASF to Present Innovation Pipeline - Engineering Plastics at SPE® AutoEPCON
WYANDOTTE, MI, April 26, 2010 - Volker Warzelhan, Ph.D., Senior Vice-President, Polymer Research-Thermoplastics at BASF SE , will give a keynote address, Innovation Pipeline - Engineering Plastics, at the fifth annual SPE-® Automotive Engineering Plastics Conference (AutoEPCON) held at the Michigan State University, Management Education Center in Troy, Michigan on April 27, 2010. The Automotive...
Read More »BASF Showcases Broad Product Offering for Engineered Fabrics and Nonwovens at IDEA 2010
Company to highlight its superabsorbent polymers, as well as components used to make or enhance engineered fabrics and their end uses FLORHAM PARK, NJ- BASF will feature its broad range of products and technologies for the nonwovens market in its booth number 1672, Hall B, at IDEA 2010, the International Engineered Fabrics Conference. The triennial event draws decision makers in the nonwovens...
Read More »High-Solids Graft Polyols suit load-bearing applications.
Intended for specialty slab applications, Pluracol 5250 features 50% solids content that allows for firm foam and can be used in high-load-bearing applications. It can be customized to lower percent solids graft polyol at manufacturing site. With 45% solids content that maximizes load bearing properties of flexible slabstock products, Pluracol 4600/4800 slab foam graft polyols are formulated with...
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