BASF Corporation
Wyandotte, MI 48192
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 »BASF Provides Exclusive Technology for Run-Flat Tires
WYANDOTTE, MI, March 2, 2010 - BASF Polyurethane Solutions today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Dynamic Runflats, Inc. (DRI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Defense Venture Group based in Indian Land, South Carolina, to manufacture and market run-flat tire components and systems for military and other applications. BASF is very pleased to have found a partner who shares its...
Read More »Habitat-® Herbicide from BASF Receives Supplemental Label Approval for Terrestrial Use
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, April 7, 2009 - HabitatÃ-® herbicide from BASF Professional Vegetation Management (ProVM) received supplemental label approval for terrestrial use from the Environmental Protection Agency. This label provides clearer directions for terrestrial use of Habitat, in addition to the continued uses in aquatic and riparian areas. It also details the various sites in which...
Read More »Emulsion is formulated for flexo and gravure ink systems.
JoncrylÃ-® 2350 styrene-acrylic, non-film forming emulsion imparts high gloss, clarity, and holdout in inks for high-end corrugated, folding carton, gift-wrap, and other paper packaging applications. This non-filming emulsion enables ink manufacturers to formulate clean printing, low HAPS, and low VOC inks.
Read More »Pigment provides reflections of pure white brilliance.
Developed with titanium dioxide-coated synthetic mica flakes, Glacier(TM) Frost White promotes luster and brilliance in products from coatings, plastics, and printing ink formulators. It has bluish reflection color and can be used to create white to black shades without yellowish appearance. In addition to whiter appearance, pearlescent pigment provides reflections of pure white brilliance....
Read More »BASF Catalysts Achieves Milestone with 200 Power Generation Oxidation Catalysts Operating for More Than 10 Years
ISELIN, NJ, April 1, 2009 - BASF Catalysts recently achieved a significant durability milestone with its CametÃ-® CO Oxidation Catalysts. As of March, the company has supplied power-generation customers, with a total of 200 oxidation catalysts systems, all operating for more than 10 years. Oxidation catalysts remove harmful carbon monoxide (CO) from the exhaust of gas and oil-fired power...
Read More »Emulsion is formulated for flexible film applications.
JoncrylÃ-® LMV 7034, is low-maintenance, pH stable, water-resistant, film forming emulsion for flexible film applications. Characteristics promote printability, resolubility, adhesion to film and foil substrates, and lamination bonding with standard water-based adhesives. Combination of water resistance and clean printing makes product suited for flexible packaging applications.
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 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 SPEÃ-® Automotive Engineering Plastics Conference (AutoEPCON) held at the Michigan State University, Management Education Center in Troy, Michigan on April 27, 2010. The...
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 Sponsors Two Earth Day Events at EDCO Park, Evans City
15th annual community celebration promotes environmental awareness and park cleanup encourages environmental responsibility EVANS CITY, PA, April 16, 2010 -- The Green Generation is the theme of the 15th Annual BASF Earth Day Celebration. This year, the company will host two events to be held at EDCO Park in Evans City, Pennsylvania. The first event will take place on Saturday, April 17 from 8...
Read More »BASF to Introduce Its New Paper Chemicals Team at TAPPI's PaperCon 2010
Show to feature BASF's broad product portfolio that makes it the total solutions provider for the paper and paperboard industry CHARLOTTE, NC, April 15, 2010 - BASF will introduce its new Paper Chemicals Division team at TAPPI's PaperCon 2010, held May 2-5, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. This annual event is the largest and most comprehensive paper industry conference and...
Read More »BASF Researchers Receive 2010 American Coatings Award
Paper on anticorrosive coatings cited as 'most outstanding' at American Coatings Show CHARLOTTE, NC, April 12, 2010 -- A team of BASF researchers today received the 2010 American Coatings Award for the most outstanding technical presentation at the American Coatings Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. The American Coatings Association and Vincentz Network - sponsors of the American...
Read More »BASF to Close Production of Azo Pigments at Louisville Site
FLORHAM PARK, NJ, April 12, 2010 - BASF today announced that production of azo pigments at its Louisville, Kentucky site will be transferred to Paisley, Great Britain, and Ulsan, Korea beginning in 2011. The transfer of production of azo pigments from Louisville to Paisley and Ulsan is part of a global restructuring of BASF's pigment portfolio and manufacturing network, said Uwe Liebelt, Group...
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