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BASF and FUCHS are pleased to announce that they have entered into a cooperation agreement in Australia. This agreement aims to leverage the strengths of both companies to better serve the Australian mining industry, combining BASF’s advanced chemistry and deep formulation knowledge with FUCHS’ strong on-ground presence, technical service and customer intimacy.

The new TRAILCONTROL ZERO 20+ bike backpack from VAUDE, the leading manufacturer of sustainable outdoor clothing and equipment, sets new standards in collaboration with BASF. For the manufacturing of the backpack, VAUDE uses BASF's innovative Ultramid^® ZeroPCF, a polyamide (PA) 6 with a Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) of zero.

Florham Park, NJ, June 17, 2025 – BASF opens its new Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Solution Center, in Wyandotte, Michigan. This investment underscores the ongoing commitment of BASF to providing innovative solutions in the biopharma and pharmaceutical ingredients industries, including the reliable supply of bioprocessing ingredients and excipients for biopharma applications as well as small molecules.
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Ludwigshafen, Germany, 17 June 2025. As the world’s leading trade fair for plastics and rubber returns to Düsseldorf this October 8^th to 15^th, BASF is again on board – just as it has been since the very first K-Fair in 1952.

As the first Basotect^® customer, the room acoustics expert Bosig, Germany is now switching its product range to Basotect^® EcoBalanced. BASF's thermoset is the world's first high-quality melamine resin foam with a 50% lower Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) compared to Basotect^® standard grades, helping to reduce the CO₂ footprint of many sound absorption applications such as acoustic panels and sound absorbers in the construction industry. Thus, Basotect^® EcoBalanced supports Bosig in reducing the use of fossil resources and the emission of greenhouse gases, taking another step towards climate neutrality.