Daniel Freidank (left) and Wei Leng (right), lab managers, check the quality of viscoelastic polyurethane foam. The density of a foam product depends on the type and amount of blowing agent, and the flexibility or rigidity on the structure of polyols and isocyanates involved.
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L-Menthol production plant at BASF Ludwigshafen site, Germany, also producing L-Menthol FCC rPCF since 2024. Photo: BASF SE
L-Menthol-Produktionsanlage am BASF-Standort Ludwigshafen, Deutschland, in der seit 2024 auch L-Menthol FCC rPCF hergestellt wird. Foto: BASF SE
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Ludwigshafen, Germany – BASF Aroma Ingredients has successfully launched L-Menthol FCC rPCF as its first product with a reduced Product Carbon Footprint (rPCF). Further rPCF product launches are planned to help customers achieve their ambitious Scope 3 carbon reduction targets. BASF's rPCF aroma ingredients come with a PCF reduction of about 10 to 15% compared to conventional BASF products.
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BASF launches natural-based innovations for personal care at in-cosmetics Global 2025

BASF is expanding its portfolio of natural-based ingredients with three new products that enable more sustainable personal care solutions while not compromising on performance: Verdessence® Maize, a natural styling polymer, Lamesoft® OP Plus, a wax-based opacifier dispersion, and Dehyton® PK45 GA/RA, a betaine derived from Rainforest Alliance Certified coconut oil.

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At CHINAPLAS 2025, BASF will showcase the Pro-Flex® Terra foot prosthesis, developed with Össur, featuring Cellasto®’s advanced three-step foam design that offers progressive stiffness, high impact strength, and adaptability for various activities and environments.
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CHINAPLAS 2025: Cellasto® and Össur collaborate to enhance performance in foot prosthesis

Lemfoerde, Germany – April 2, 2025 – At CHINAPLAS 2025, BASF will present the Pro-Flex® Terra foot prosthesis, co-created with the leading global prosthetic provider, Össur. Cellasto®’s cutting-edge material solution, characterized by progressive stiffness and high impact strength, combines softness and flexibility with extraordinary energy return, allowing the Pro-Flex® Terra foot prosthesis to embody an intuitive response behavior and replicate closely the human muscle-tendon motion.
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in-cosmetics Global 2025: BASF spotlights longevity with holistic solutions for personal care

BASF’s participation in in-cosmetics Global held from April 8 to 10 in Amsterdam will center around the company’s Longevity Ecosystem. This forward-thinking approach to personal care addresses the evolving consumer demands for healthy aging in a world where life expectancy is on the rise. BASF will present its novelties at booth 1C110, which the company shares with its distribution organization BTC Europe.

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New possibilities for challenging E&E parts with specialty plastic Ultrason® D

For challenging E&E components, BASF has now developed the high-flow Ultrason® D 1010 G6 U40. The blend based on polyethersulfone (PESU) is optimized to meet special needs for easy injection molding of energy-efficient parts in data and energy transmission, smart electronics and e-mobility. Because of its excellent flowability at lower processing temperatures the new BASF thermoplastic gives manufacturers greater flexibility when designing sophisticated switches, circuit breakers and sensors as well as IGBTs and semi-conductor parts like burn-in test sockets. Ultrason® D 1010 G6 U40 shows stable electrical properties at elevated temperatures with a high relative thermal index (RTI) and a higher comparative tracking index (CTI) than polyetherimide (PEI) and polyphenylenesulfide (PPS).