Trade News | April 16, 2026

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BASF at interpack 2026: Solutions for modern packaging concepts

BASF and its European distribution organization, BTC Europe, will present their broad portfolio for the packaging industry at the international trade fair interpack, hall 10, booth A 44. The world’s leading trade fair for packaging as well as packaging materials and processing technology will take place in Düsseldorf, Germany from May 7 to 13, 2026.

The focus of BASF’s booth will be on material solutions, product innovations and recycling‑friendly systems for the packaging industry. BASF will showcase applications and concepts in the following areas:

  • Polyamide packaging with Ultramid® Ccycled® for food packaging and other sensitive applications, as well as the newest product innovation Ultramid® H, the first thermoplastic polyamide with high water permeability.
  • Adhesives that support packaging recycling within existing infrastructures and processes: water‑based Epotal® laminating adhesives for easy separation of materials in PET‑based multilayer packaging and for producing safe recyclates from mono‑material films without harmful substances such as primary aromatic amines (PAA); label adhesives that can be easily removed from PET and glass bottles (acrylate hot‑melt acResin®) as well as from paper and cardboard packaging (water‑based dispersions Acronal® RCF).
  • Water based Joncryl® resins for printing inks and barrier coatings for innovative and sustainable packaging solutions which are fully repulpable and compatible with current recycling protocols for paper-based packaging. The use of bio-based, mass-balanced or chemcycled materials further helps to achieve significant CO2 savings.
  • The certified home-compostable biopolymer ecovio® for a broad range of flexible and rigid packaging: from ultra‑thin biaxially stretched films with excellent optical properties to high-barrier packaging of fast‑moving consumer goods (FMCG) – all suitable for organic or paper recycling.

The solutions presented address different requirements along the packaging value chain, for example in the context of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), and offer a range of end‑of‑life options – from organic to mechanical recycling. They are aimed at customers and partners from various industries, such as food, pet food, non‑food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and industrial goods applications.

Further information on BASF and BTC Europe at interpack 2026 can be found at BASF at interpack 2026.
   
About BASF
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. Our ambition: We want to be the preferred chemical company to enable our customers’ green transformation. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 108,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises, as core businesses, the segments Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, and Nutrition & Care; our standalone businesses are bundled in the segments Surface Technologies and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of around €60 billion in 2025. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the United States. Further information at www.basf.com.

About BTC Europe
BTC Europe belongs to the world's leading chemical group, BASF – We create chemistry. BTC Europe GmbH is BASF’s European sales organization for specialty chemicals. Our strengths lie in our knowledge of the industry, based on many years of experience, and our proximity to our customers. With more than 10 regional locations and more than 500 employees in Europe, BTC Europe supplies small and medium-sized customers from a wide variety of industries with about 8,000 products. BTC Europe is headquartered in Monheim am Rhein. Further information on BTC is available on the Internet at www.btc-europe.com.

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Heike Scheurer
Communications Monomers
Packaging for the fresh produce sector with BASF’s Ultramid® Ccycled®
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Packaging for the fresh produce sector with BASF’s Ultramid® Ccycled®
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Ultramid® H by BASF: World’s first thermoplastic polyamide with high water permeability
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Ultramid® H by BASF: World’s first thermoplastic polyamide with high water permeability
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With acResin® UV 3532 adhesive, filmic labels on PET can offer high clarity while staying recycling-friendly. 
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With acResin® UV 3532 adhesive, filmic labels on PET can offer high clarity while staying recycling-friendly.
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Water‑based Epotal® laminating adhesives enable easy separation of materials in PET‑based multilayer packaging. 
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Water‑based Epotal® laminating adhesives enable easy separation of materials in PET‑based multilayer packaging.
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The certified home-compostable biopolymer ecovio® enables flexible packaging with different barrier properties
Photo: BASF
The certified home-compostable biopolymer ecovio® enables flexible packaging with different barrier properties
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Last UpdateApril 16, 2026