Brands

Hydropalat® wetting agents offer outstanding substrate-wetting, colorant-compatibilizing, flow-control, slip-control and anti-mar agents for water-based formulations.

Lupragen® is used in the industrial market for applications in chemical & industrial manufacturing and chemical manufacturing.

Ultrahold® is used in the personal care market, specifically for beauty & care applications. It is formulated for use in bath & shower products and hair care.

Sovermol® line of natural-oil polyols, derived from renewable raw materials like rapeseed oil and castor oil, typically contains 80-100% bio-content. These products offer excellent resistance to hydrolysis, chemicals, UV degradation, and long-term weathering performance. These properties allow for a reduced carbon footprint both within the coating formulation and in the long-lasting performance of the finished coating.

Cetiol® is designed for the HI&I care and personal care markets. It is used in applications related to beauty & care, home care, and personal hygiene, offering versatile solutions for these areas.

Dispex® dispersing agents for water-based systems and universal pigment concentrates offer outstanding viscosity reduction, increased color intensity and exceptional hiding power.

Loxanol® film-forming and coalescing agents, open-time prolongers and plasticizers are designed for low-VOC and sustainable raw materials.

acForm® Represents the first dispersion-based binder worldwide for the blowline process and enables the production of 3D moldable wood fiberboards (3MF). These boards are perfectly suited for shaping and embossing technologies, adding a new dimension to the furniture and interior design industry.

Rheovis® additives encompass a broad portfolio of synthetic rheology modifiers designed for aqueous systems, including non-ionic associative (HEUR / HMPE), anionic associative (HASE) and non-associative anionic (ASE) technologies. Each product class has its own properties and applications to enable formulators to achieve their desired rheology profile with all types of resins. RHEOVIS PU and PE series of associative thickeners stand out as a class of groundbreaking additives based primarily on hydrophobically modified polyether and polyurethane derivatives. RHEOVIS HS and ASE are pH activated polyacrylate technology for ease of handling and in-can stability.

Tinuvin® is used across various markets including adhesives & sealants, automotive & transportation, building & construction, consumer goods, industrial, paints & coatings, and printing & packaging.

FoamStar® defoamers Award-winning technology based on a hyper-branched polymer with a 3-dimensional star-shaped structure. Unlike conventional mineral oil and silicone defoamers, our FoamStar® technology breaks down foam on a molecular level.

Efka® range of additives includes highly efficient and effective dispersing agents, wetting agents and surface modifiers, defoamers and rheology modifiers for solvent-borne formulations, including eco-friendly solutions.

acResin® is used to manufacture specialty products in the pressure sensitive adhesives sector. These include labels for the food industry and various special adhesive tapes for the automotive and construction sector. acResin offers both high-performance application properties and sustainability advantages. BASF invested several tens of millions of euros to build the new facility; the additional capacity it offers is now available.

Joncryl® acrylic polymer emulsions for 1-component (1K) and 2-component (2K) coatings systems. These products are designed to deliver high performance to clear and pigmented coatings on a variety of substrates like wood, concrete, plastic, and metal. The diverse products in our portfolio allow the coatings manufacturer to design coatings for primer, direct-to-metal, and topcoat applications. The JONCRYL resins provide the coatings manufacturer latitude to optimize product performance attributes, such as wet and dry adhesion, early water resistance, corrosion and chemical resistance, hardness, good inter-coat adhesion and excellent exterior durability.

Acronal® Acrylic binders, water-based acrylic and styrene-acrylic emulsion polymers offer high performance and sustainable solutions for formulations used in variety of industries, including