The EU Green Deal is much more than an ambitious vision. It is a constant driving force for BASF, which has set itself far-reaching goals to work on new concepts and technologies for net zero CO2 emissions by 2050. At UTECH Europe 2021, Nov. 16-18 in Maastricht, NL, attendees can experience how BASF intends to open up new possibilities for our customers and help the industry to get closer to a fossil free society.

Sustainability and alternative powertrains are the dominating trends in the automotive industry. BASF’s PU solutions are saving resources, are lightweight and energy efficient. A thermal conductive polyurethane for high-voltage batteries is contributing to heat management in the eMobility sector. For a comfortable and safe car ride, BASF’s cavity filling solutions are optimizing the NVH performance inside the vehicle.

When it comes to efficient insulation there is no room for compromises. BASF’s PU rigid foam systems for sandwich panels Elastopor and Elastopir based on renewable raw mate-rials are of the same high quality as conventionally manufactured products. In addition, a substantial reduction of CO2 emissions can be achieved by taking advantage of the BASF Biomass Balance approach, in which fossil resources can be replaced by up to 100% re-newable raw materials.

With Elastocool iQ BASF offers more efficient, tailor-made solutions for the appliances in-dustry to meet specific customer needs and its particularly cost sensitive goals. The new Elastocool iQ generation has an innovative processing approach which enables a three-component dosing instead of the conventional two-component technology.

In addition to PU systems for various industrial sectors, BASF is showing a broad portfolio of basic and intermediate products, including amine-based polyurethane catalysts under the Lupragen brand and PolyTHF, which serves as a chemical building block for thermo-plastic polyurethanes (TPU), among other things.