BASF at “JEC Composites Show 2010”

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BASF will present its novelties for composites at the Paris “JEC Composites Show” from April 13 through 15, 2010, in hall 1, booth G 17. This trade show is one of the world’s major exhibitions for this type of specialty materials.

2010-03-16 - BASF will present its novelties for composites at the Paris “JEC Composites Show” from April 13 through 15, 2010, in hall 1, booth G 17. This trade show is one of the world’s major exhibitions for this type of specialty materials.

*Elastopave® will be one of the highlights at BASF’s JEC booth: a polyurethane (PU) system developed specifically for pavement applications that is resistant to pressure, pervious to air and water, and can be applied extremely fast. This new paving material offers an alternative surface solution for public squares, schoolyards, sidewalks, bicycle tracks and roads.
*Stadium construction is a new field of application for BASF’s Sandwich Plate System (SPS). The use of this PU system reduces weight by 75 percent compared to concrete stands and offers excellent load capacity and shorter construction times on top of this.
*Latent epoxy systems for wind power applications will be the subject of a presentation on April 15, at 2:30 PM, by Dr. Gregor Daun, who is responsible for epoxy resin systems within BASF’s Intermediates division. By their favorable properties these systems can speed up rotor blade manufacturing for wind turbines by as much as 30 percent.
*Baxxodur® EC 5440 is a non-latent system BASF has added to its portfolio of two-component epoxy resin and hardener systems. In the production of rotor blades for modern wind turbines, customers who prefer a conventional system and the benefit of longer potlife will find this Baxxodur system particularly attractive.
*OLDODUR Blade Finish HS is the new topcoat for rotor blades now available from Relius oatings, a BASF subsidiary. The product features excellent resistance to erosion and weathering. The coating also allows short process times because it dries very fast. As a universally applicable product, Relius also offers this product in two-component spray cans for repair jobs.
*A pore-free surface – which is essential in coating rotor blades – can be achieved with the newly developed RELIUS ProcessCoat. Applied to the laminating mold as an inmold gelcoat, it will significantly reduce the need for manual finishing. Suitable for thin-film application, this product helps to cut costs: it reduces paint consumption and, as a result, the weight of the rotor blade.
*Elmarco, a Czech company, recently started using BASF’s high-performance plastic Ultrason® E2020 SR – which is the brand name of BASF’s polyether sulfone (PESU) – to produce special non-woven materials. These non-wovens are placed between carbon fiber mats impregnated with a high-performance epoxy resin (prepregs). The non-woven materials consist of thin Ultrason fibers which act as impact modifiers, lending exceptional strength to the epoxy resins. Elmarco exhibits such non-woven materials at the JEC Composites Show in hall 1, at booth G 17.

About BASF

BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics and performance products to agricultural products, fine chemicals as well as oil and gas. As a reliable partner BASF creates chemistry to help its customers in virtually all industries to be more successful. With its high-value products and intelligent solutions, BASF plays an important role in finding answers to global challenges such as climate protection, energy efficiency, nutrition and mobility. BASF posted sales of more than €50 billion in 2009 and had approximately 105,000 employees as of the end of the year. Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.

Meet us at “JEC Composites Show”
in Paris, April 13-15, 2010: Porte de Versailles, Hall 1, booth G 17

Media contacts:
Intermediates
Klaus-Peter Rieser
Phone: +49 621 60-95138
klaus-peter.rieser@basf.com

RELIUS
Jörg Schneider
Phone: +49 441 3402 462
joerg.j.schneider@basf.com

BASF Polyurethanes GmbH
Max Kron
Phone: +49 5443 12-2996
max.kron@basf.com

Ultrason
Dr. Sabine Philipp
Phone: +49 621 60-43348
sabine.philipp@basf.com

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