SHAKOPEE, MN, June 9, 2008 -- The Building Systems business of BASF Construction Chemicals is proud to announce that they have assumed responsibility of the CONICA® line of sports surfaces. For 30 years, CONICA has been developing, producing and supplying extremely reliable products for synthetic sports surfaces in all climatic conditions.

“The addition of the CONICA Sports Surfaces complements our full range of flooring solutions for building owners, designers and contractors, and adds an exciting new opportunity with outdoor running track, indoor track surfaces and playgrounds,” said Doug MacRae, Head of the Building Systems division of BASF. “Worldwide recognition of the CONICA brand will further complement our existing industry leading brand position adding to the confidence we deliver to construction professionals.“

As the world’s leading supplier for athletic track surfacing systems, CONICA offers a full range of worldwide fully certified systems. The product portfolio includes intelligent system solutions for running tracks, multipurpose facilities, sports halls and indoor athletic facilities, playground and moulding binders, and products for artificial turf installations.

Twenty-three-year-old American Jeremy Wariner set a new world best performance of the year and the third-fastest time ever in August 2007 at the IAAF Super Grand Prix Meeting in Stockholm, Sweden. “It was a very good race! I just love to run here”, said Wariner after the competition. The Olympic and World Champion from Texas improved his personal best time by 12 hundreds of a second on the CONICA surface.
The experienced CONICA team offers extensive support, technical service and jobsite supervision. The team can be contacted directly at 800.642.7010 for further information.

BASF Construction Chemicals - Building Systems is an industry leader in the manufacture of construction chemicals and building products for the construction industry. Building Systems has the unique ability to bundle its products into comprehensive systems offering designers and contractors effective single source solutions.

The company manufactures innovative products under nine well-known brands:

Sonneborn®, Thoro®, MBT Protection and Repair®, Hydrozo®, Selby®, UCRETE®, SRS Flooring and CHEMREX®.  These premier products provide joint sealant, waterproofing, grout, concrete repair, water repellent, performance flooring, surface adhesives and wall coating solutions for construction and renovation projects around the globe.  For more information please visit www.buildingsystems.basf.com.

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