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Top-quality top coats and a durable-action defoamer

Dear Reader,

Do you sometimes feel you’re in a juggling act as you try to combine performance with sustainability? We can help you achieve that balance: discover our new technologies for clear, white top and matt top coatings – we’d be happy to provide you with guide recipes. And read all about our efficient new defoamer for aqueous applications, FoamStar^® SI 2299, which is another step on the road toward higher sustainability.

I hope you enjoy reading this edition of our Coatings newsletter.

Best regards

Dr. Joachim Burger
Head of Sales Resins and Additives Europe

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New formulations for environmentally improved 2K PU coatings

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NEWSLETTER 01/18

Switching to water-based glass coatings

In recent years, water-based coatings have gained in popularity among professionals and consumers alike as they offer a high-quality, environmentally friendly alternative to solvent-based products. By replacing solvents with water as a liquefying agent, these eco-friendly coatings are low odor, easy cleaning and have low volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions.

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Ensuring a good reactivity

Wanting a resource efficient and environmentally-friendly finish? Our latest highly reactive UV resins are specially designed to meet the major challenges of UV coatings for the Furniture and Flooring industry.

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Students of Shri Venkataramana Higher Primary School, Kulai (Mangalore) perform test to track solid impurities in well water drawn from the school premises. The activity is part of BASF’s ongoing Water Education Project in the school in partnership with UN-HABITAT and TERI.
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Schüler der Shri Venkataramana Higher Primary School in Kulai (Mangalore) führen einen Test auf Verunreinigungen durch Feststoffe durch. Das getestete Brunnenwasser wurde dem Brunnen auf dem Schulgelände entnommen. Diese Tätigkeit findet im Rahmen des aktuellen „Wasser-Erziehungs-Projekts“ statt, das BASF in der Schule zusammen mit UN-HABITAT und TERI betreibt.
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Down with VOCs, up with flexibility!

Striving to comply with today’s emission limits? Our new synergistic combination, Efka^® FA 4611 and Laropal^® A-8L, reduces volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in pigment concentrates. And that’s not all…