Issue 39/2012 - BASF intensifies its TPU product development

BASF intensifies its research and development of TPU products

BASF has opened a new thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) laboratory
in Wyandot, Michigan, USA.
R&D personnel, chemists and materials scientists will gather here to develop new products
for the U.
S.
automotive, construction, sports and entertainment industries.

TPU has excellent properties such as high wear resistance, high tensile strength and oil resistance, and has good elasticity even at low temperatures, and is widely used in the automotive industry, mechanical engineering and construction industry
.
In addition, polyurethane film can be used as packaging, skis, air shock absorbing insoles, etc.
, polyurethane fiber can also be used as a fiber
for clothing textiles.

Initially, the laboratory's main work will focus on the synthesis and processing of TPU, aiming to change the key properties of the material such as stiffness, elasticity, transparency and UV stability by changing the production conditions to meet the individual needs
of customers.
Christian Fischer, Head of Advanced Materials and Systems R&D at BASF, said that the new laboratory is in line with BASF's latest strategy for global R&D and is an important step in
the expansion of the company's current research network.
Being close to customers and responding quickly to their needs is the key for
companies to integrate new ideas into products and capture the market.
In the future, the development and application of TPU products will be closely linked with the laboratory, which will enable BASF to develop new products
more quickly and efficiently.
(Wei Song)