BASF Plastics – Key to your success
Our customers want materials that are as strong and tough as possible – or flexible and elastic. Or both. Materials that are as lightweight as possible, and also retain their shape under extremely high or low temperature conditions. Materials that defy wind and weather, and that don’t wear down under continuous strain. They should also feature an outstanding cost/benefit profile, and be quickly and easily formable into virtually any shape. In short, our customers want materials whose properties can be adapted to whatever purpose they desire. Our plastics meet these requirements.
BASF's focus is concentrated on our customers' relevant industry.
Automotive Portal : http://www.automotive.basf.com
A new plastic specialty for online paintable car parts
Ultramid® TOP 3000 is a big step forward in replacing exterior metal parts in automotive
construction.
With the new plastic specialty, the aim to integrate plastic parts into
the automotive manufacturing process already at an early stage of construction
has come into reach. The material is online paintable. The plastic parts
made of Ultramid® TOP 3000 can go through the paint line from the very
start – and that without sacrificing any of the plastic’s extraordinary
properties.Ultramid® TOP 3000 is the intelligent solution for online painting. The plastics specialty can be successfully painted in Class-A quality in various paint lines under different conditions and concepts. It has become evident that each process has to be considered individually.
Construction Portal : http://corporate.basf.com/basfcorp/html/e/energieeffizienz/index.htm
QUALITY PRODUCTS FROM BASF – THE BENCHMARK IN THERMAL INSULATION FOR OVER 50 YEARS
4 Neopor® QUALITY PRODUCTS FROM BASF STYROPOR®
– Behind this name lies a success story that is everyone’s goal. BASF discovered a classic over 50 years ago in expandable polystyrene (EPS). Under the tradename Styropor®, EPS is now the solution for efficient insulation and safe packaging worldwide.
WITH Neopor®, BASF has taken the classic Styropor® a step further.
This new material for modern insulating materials is foamed just like Styropor®
and processed to boards and moulded parts.THE VITAL DIFFERENCE can be seen with the naked eye in the silver-grey colour. In Neopor®, graphite is added to the material, absorbing and reflecting heat radiation and improving the insulating performance of EPS by up to 20 %.
PRODUCTS MADE FROM THE MATERIAL NEOPOR® from BASF are an economic investment in the future and add to the value of a property.
Neopor® – CONTINUOUS INSULATION FROM THE BASEMENT TO THE ROOF
With applications using Neopor®, you can continue a general structured insulating concept throughout the house. From the basement to the roof, from external insulation in the thermal insulation composite system to internal insulation, you can build on proven applications from a material that offers the highest efficiency.
In new builds and renovation projects, you can achieve optimal thermal insulation that sustainably enhances the fabric of the building and retains the value of the property for some time.
Packaging Portal : http://www.packaging.basf.com
Luran® Crystal Clear (SAN)
A particularly low level of inherent color and thus an outstanding clarity – these are the decisive advantages of Luran ® Crystal Clear, BASF’s new SAN type. This material is well-suited for all applications with high design demands such as packaging for cosmetics, household applications as well as lighting technology.
The low level of inherent color and minimal color fl uctuations mean that Luran® Crystal Clear is also especially suitable for self-coloring.
Plastics Portal : http://www.plasticsportal.com
BASF ‘s Plastics and Performance Chemicals
BASF South Africa offers tailor-made products and system solutions that
include a broad range of high-value performance chemicals for the automotive,
oil, paper, packaging, textile, construction, coatings, printing and leather
industries.
BASF South Africa is a leading supplier of styrenics products, with a portfolio
that includes commodity products for the packaging, refrigeration and construction
industries, as well as a range of specialised styrene copolymers primarily
used in the automotive and electronic market segments, and innovative engineering
polymers marketed directly to specialised converters and end users.
Given the increasing role played by plastics in energy-efficient solutions
worldwide, BASF Plastics is spearheading the development of new applications
for a growing range of plastic materials suitable for a range of industries
– from packaging and construction to automotive.
Case study – Pioneer in plastics
Almost eight decades ago, BASF invented polystyrene. With intensive research
and development, the group has added styrene copolymers, styrene foams,
engineering plastics (like nylons and acetals) to its product range.
Building on this pioneering track record, BASF
is introducing an innovation to the field of bioplastics. The new
Ecovio L Foam – a refinement of Ecovio, the first plastic made from
renewable raw materials – is used to produce fast-food boxes or food-product
trays. Ecovio packaging can be discarded with organic waste where
micro-organisms break it down into water and carbon dioxide. As
the global trend towards environmentally friendly packaging becomes more
entrenched in Africa, consumer demand is expected to support the widespread
adoption of these containers.
BASF is one of the world’s leading plastics manufacturers,
and has played a major role in shaping developments in this field.
One of our greatest strengths lies in our ability to develop the properties
of plastics to meet the requirements of our customers. Especially durable,
especially easy to process, especially flame-resistant –we can fulfill
just about any wish. For many years now, we have also been producing biodegradable
plastics. With Ecoflex®, for example, we are one of the leaders on the
market in this field. A recent development, Ecovio®, is a biodegradable
plastic based on renewable raw materials.
BASF Press Photos: Biodegradable BASF Ecoflex & Ecovio
These and many other innovations demonstrate that plastics are the most
ecologically efficient materials of the 21st century.
www.basf.de/plastics
www.basf.de/plasticsportal_e
Plastics and Packaging
In Plastics and Packaging, BASF is one of the leading suppliers
of Stryenics products in Africa. We also have a range of specialised Styrene
copolymers, as well as innovative engineering polymers. From commodity products
to specialised converters for expert end-users, we've got a plastic for
you.
In fact, the range of solutions we have when it comes to Plastics and Packaging
is so vast, we hardly know where to start.
Maybe you’d like to know that we offer
custom innovation for almost any kind of need?
Maybe you’d like to know that we’re constantly inventing new
applications and products?
For instance, we’ve released a biodegradable plastic for packaging
foods for supermarkets. When you throw the empty box away, it breaks down
completely to water, carbon dioxide, and biomass…
…In almost the same time it takes for a banana skin to decompose.
Maybe you’d like to know about our greener approach to creating plastics
and packaging, where we’re at the forefront of efforts to curb greenhouse
emissions?
Maybe you’d like to know about our greener approach to creating plastics
and packaging, where we’re at the forefront of efforts to curb greenhouse
emissions?
Maybe it’s best if we just mention that when it comes to customer-driven
solutions, reputable sources of materials, responsible care of the environment
and the workplace, and extreme quality control -- BASF will bend over backwards
to get it just right for you.
BASF South Africa is one of the leading suppliers of styrenics products
in this region.
Our products portfolio includes both commodity products, such as ABS and
Polystyrene, for the packaging,
refrigeration and construction
industries, as well as a range of specialized Styrene Copolymers primarily
used in the automotive
and electronic market segments.
BASF Press Photo: British door BASF
Press Photo: Caparol - Basotect
manufacturer using BASF film system
for furnace finish
BASF Press Photos left to right: Galvanized Terluran
BASF Press Photo: Neopor granules for new high-
BASF Press Photo: Polystyrene
performance insulation
What’s more, BASF South Africa has a range of innovative engineering
Polymers marketed direct to specialized converters and end users. Add to
that our ability to capitalize on our international experience and approval
in various industrial sectors, and we support growth in additional key areas.
Our qualified and dedicated sales team and the global expertise of our colleagues
at both the headquarters in Ludwigshafen, Germany, as well as the various
BASF production sites throughout the world, support our business while assisting
us in maintaining high levels of proficiency, ensuring that we meet the
needs of our customers. We are truly a global player committed to our region.
It’s no wonder we have become known as the preferred chemical partner
in South Africa & Sub-Sahara. www.basf.co.za
BASF Press Photo: Styrene Plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany
Marketing & Sales Contact at BASF South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
Sales & Industry Manager - Plastics
Tel: 011- 203 2537
Fax 011-203 2430
E-mail: Send
an Email
BASF South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
Tel : +27 (0)11 203 2400
Websites : www.basf.co.za;
www.basf.de/plastics;
www.basf.de/plasticsportal_e
Physical Address: 852 Sixteenth Road, Midrand, South
Africa
Postal Address:P.O. Box 2801, Halfway House, 1685
Elastogran South Africa (Pty)
Ltd
- Elastogran is Polyurethane
Elastogran South Africa (Pty) Ltd is the largest polyurethane
systems house in South Africa with over 40 years of polyurethane (PU)
know-how. Second to none: the range of this dynamic market and technology
leader for specialty PU comprises nearly the entire polyurethane product
portfolio.
Elastogran is situated in Elandsfontein, Johannesburg and is recognized
as the company of choice when reliability, service and innovation is the
industry standard.
Based on the principle “We help our customers to be more successful”,
no matter which PU application is involved – Elastogran turns the
apparently impossible into an innovative reality. In close project-related
co-operation with the customer our specialist teams of chemists, physicists,
engineers and sales experts develop tailor-made, creative and economic
solutions. We create a solid and reliable base with our customers through
both active dialogue and combined experience.
Elastogran develops, produces and sells:
• PU elastomers as thermoplastic specialty elastomers
• PU elastomers as cellular specialty elastomers
• PU base products, such as isocyanates, polyols, catalysts, auxillary
materials
• PU systems, divided into system groups such as rigid, flexible,
integral and compact.
Our close links with BASF (BASF – The Chemical Company), one of
the world’s leading enterprises in the chemicals business, enables
us, as part of the trans-national BASF Verbund, to access resources world-wide:
for research, raw materials supply and infrastructure.
PU SYSTEMS
Elastogran’s wide range of polyurethane systems is divided into
various groups according to their properties, such as hard, soft, integral
or compact. Market names like Elastopor®, Elastoflex®, Elastolit®,
Elastopan® and Elasturan® are just a few examples of acknowledged
Elastogran innovations and the latest Elastocoast® and Elastopave®
in the international polyurethane world. Elastopave® Elastopor®
PU ELASTOMERS
Elastogran is the market and technology leader paving the way with thermoplastic
and cellular special elastomers – both highly refined specialties.
MULTI-TALENTED ELASTOLLAN®
Elastollan® is an innovative, multi-talented material with incredible
potential. A thermoplastic PU elastomer (TPU) developed, produced and
marketed by Elastogran, it can be processed using a variety of targeted
procedures. It offers an outstanding combination of elasticity and resilience,
guaranteed over a broad temperature range. It is abrasion, impact, oil
and grease resistant, tear and buckle proof, and has an elastic memory.
It can even be modified to suit a specific application, for example by
reinforcing it with glass fibers.
Elastollan® - for every solution
CELLASTO® – COMPONENTS: ALMOST EVERY VEHICLE HAS THEM
Elastogran develop, produce and sell components made of cellular PU elastomers
under the Cellasto® brand name.
Nine out of ten car manufacturers use Cellasto® suspension systems
in their cars. As supplementary suspension, in compression buffers and
damper beds, or as a complete system, it absorbs vibrations and reduces
noise, improving driving safety and comfort. Cellasto® is regarded
as an ideal example of innovative Elastogran know-how: perfect knowledge
PU chemistry and of mixing and measuring technology, combined with top-precision
processing. It was conceived and realized in response to detailed client
requests; constructed and developed with the most up-to-date CAD and FEM
technology, based on detailed component data banks.
SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT
Elastogran supports Responsible Care®, the worldwide initiative of
the chemical industry, and thus commits itself to continual safety, health
and environmental protection.
Within the Elastogran Group, Responsible Care® for safety, health
and environmental protection is extremely important and for the sake of
environmental sustainability – is considered as being a corporate
value as important as economic criteria for boosting the company’s
success.
The entire process of development, production and storage of our products
as well as their transport, application and finally also their disposal
or recycling is evaluated and continually further developed with respect
to the reduction of possible environmental impact. Elastocoast®
This includes, in particular, the protection of resources as well as prevention
of emissions and waste. Elastogran appropriately informs customers, partners
and neighbours about environmental aspects of products and processes.
QUALITY
MANAGEMENT
Customer satisfaction is the basis for sustained business success. To
ensure success in a reliable way, Elastogran introduced a top quality
management system. Each business process is regularly assessed and further
developed based on informative performance indicators. The target is to
reach optimum efficiency and almost perfect co-ordination of all activities
and operations.
The Elastogran quality management system is based on the international
standard ISO9001, supplemented by the additional requirements of the automotive
industry ISO/TS16949.
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Elastogran develop new products and services in close collaboration with
our clients, entering into co-operative research and development ventures
to ensure shared success. Taking the lead form our clients’ specific
needs, Elastogran develop suitable solutions by linking new products and
services together to create system solutions which give our clients a
competitive edge.
Irrespective of the PU application used, Elastogran turns the apparently
impossible into innovative reality. Whether it is a sole, a steering wheel
or insulating a wall – Elastogran tackle problems quickly and effectively.
Contact
Details
Elastogran South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Tel: +27 11 876-6650
Email: Send
an Email
Website : www.elastogran.com
Physical Address: Evergreen Road, Tunney Ext. 7, Greenhills,
Elandsfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa
Postal Address: P O Box 524, Edenvale, 1610, South Africa