New antistatic additive from BASF
Antistatic TPU Elastostat will be used in packaging, automotive and electronic industry.
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Basotect finds new application in LNG tankers
Blanket made of foam blocks prevents sloshing.
BASF: new materials at "JEC Composites Show" in Paris
The new materials include a PET-based foam with the trade name Kerdyn as well as new epoxy and PU systems to produce composite parts by means of RTM processes.
New BASF Polyurethane applications technology center near St Petersburg
BASF officially opened its first Russian applications technology center for polyurethane systems in Vsevolozhsk, near St. Petersburg.
New thermoplastic polyurethanes for laser sintering
Bayer MaterialScience and Solid Composites GmbH are partnering to develop thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) powders for selective laser sintering.
A plastic that remembers
Bayer MaterialScience and BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing develop shape memory polymer from thermoplastic polyurethane.
KraussMaffei's 45 years of expertise processing polyurethane
For more than 45 years now, KraussMaffei has been active in the area of processing polyurethane and has been building premium quality machines and systems for this purpose.
Bayer MaterialScience and Adidas develop the official ball of the Euro 2012
The games at the European Soccer Championship will be played to the rhythm of the “Tango 12,” a cutting-edge synthetic ball that is fast, robust and precise. The adidas ball sports a new design and is based on proven materials from Bayer MaterialScience.
Refrigerators with added value
New polyurethane insulation system enables even greater energy and cost efficiency.
A success story of the UTECH Europe 2012
Held in the year the industry celebrates 75 years since the initial patent marking the advent of polyurethanes chemistry, UTECH Europe 2012 attracted 160 exhibiting companies, a 14% increase from when the event was last held in 2009.
Bayer MaterialScience: lighter than water
Bayer MaterialScience develops polyurethane system for even more energy-efficient vehicles
Bayer MaterialScience develops polyurethane systems for engine enclosures
Lightweight construction is trump in the automotive industry. But now the railroad industry is also thinking more seriously about weight reduction programs for diesel trains, for example, to reduce fuel consumption, costs and carbon dioxide emissions.
