The Gross Market Price (GMP) for Polystyrene has been updated on 18 November 2008.

18-Nov-08

A semi-aromatic, high-temperature resistant poly­amide, Ultramid® T KR4357 G6, is being employed in a new application. The A Raymond company, an international supplier of fastening systems for the automotive industry headquartered in France, is now using this specialty (PA6/6T) from BASF for its quick connectors for fuel pipes. Almost every renowned car and truck manufacturer in Europe uses these quick connectors.

04-Nov-08

Particle-foam beads made of Neopor®, BASF's innovative insulating material, have now been approved for retrofitting double-wall masonry with core insulation. As RigiBead® 035, sold by Saint-Gobain Rigips, Germany the expandable polystyrene granules (EPS) demonstrate their superior insulating capacity in comparison to conventional EPS when installed as so-called blow-in thermal insulation. This is used to modernize façades consisting of double-wall masonry and to render them more energy-efficient.

30-Oct-08

For insulating buildings exposed to groundwater with Styrodur® C, BASF’s green extruded polystyrene rigid-foam panels (XPS), BASF subsidiary PCI Augsburg has recently developed PCI Pecimor DK, a water-repellant adhesive. The function of the insulation is ensured along the perimeter, even in the case of exposure to pressing water since the water cannot penetrate behind the insulation. This means that basements can be better protected against mold growth.

29-Oct-08