News Releases

Chonburi, Thailand – November 19, 2025 – BASF today announced the expansion of its Alkyl Polyglucosides (APGs) footprint in Asia with a new plant at the Bangpakong site in Thailand. The enhancement is a strategic response to strengthen its position in a growth geography and serve customers with greater agility and more flexibility from a robust regional network.

BASF will start offering state-of-the-art polytetrahydrofuran (PolyTHF^®) 1800 production technology licenses to clients and partners. BASF is one of the leaders in the technology development of PolyTHF, with three PolyTHF production assets globally: Caojing, China; Ludwigshafen, Germany; and Geismar, the United States.

Seoul, Korea, November 5, 2025 – Hyundai Transys and BASF have co-developed a modular concept seat for purpose-built vehicles (PBV), showcasing how the advanced material solution of Elastollan^® thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) processed with Supercritical Fluid (SCF) injection foaming technology, can support customizable and sustainable seating solutions for automotive interiors. The modular concept seat features a headrest and armrest made with the advanced material solution for the first time.
 

Tokyo, Japan – October 29, 2025 – Suzuki and BASF jointly explore material solutions for Suzuki’s next-generation quadruped mobility MOQBA2 (Modular Quad-based architecture), a mobility vehicle which can ascend and descend steps with four legs. As part of the initiative, at the Japan Mobility Show 2025, various sustainable and high-performance material solutions, including thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and engineering plastics such as polyamide (PA), will be proposed for intended use in various applications of the Suzuki MOQBA2.