Daniel Freidank (left) and Wei Leng (right), lab managers, check the quality of viscoelastic polyurethane foam. The density of a foam product depends on the type and amount of blowing agent, and the flexibility or rigidity on the structure of polyols and isocyanates involved.
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Der umspritzte Ring im Silikonkörper der neuen Babyflasche von Comotomo besteht aus dem BASF-Polyphenylsulfon Ultrason® P 2010, eingefärbt mit einem spezifischen Blau aus dem Colorant Chromatics™-Sortiment von Avient.
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Trade News | June 15, 2026

Infant care manufacturer Comotomo uses Avient color-matched Ultrason® in next-generation baby bottle
 

Comotomo, a leading Korean manufacturer of innovative infant care products, now uses colored Ultrason® P 2010 in its next-generation baby bottle to achieve the desired color without compromising safety. The bottle’s silicone body incorporates an over-molded ring made of the BASF polyphenylsulfone Ultrason® P 2010 (PPSU) as a high-quality base polymer combined with a specific blue color using Avient’s Colorant Chromatics high-temperature color formulation expertise for color concentrates and pre-colored solutions. This combination provides the bottle with full rigidity and ensures a safe feeding experience for infants as the colored PPSU is approved for food contact according to all important standards like FDA, FC and GB.
In 1931 BASF filed the patent for the manufacturing of Polyisobutene, which was sold under the product name Oppanol. The picture shows the cooling unit of the Oppanol plant at Ludwigshafen site in 1952.
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Trade News | June 8, 2026

BASF introduces Oppanol® N PLUS for next-generation batteries – 95 years of innovation with polyisobutene

BASF introduces Oppanol® N PLUS, a new high-performance binder for the next generation of electric vehicle (EV) batteries. The product will be presented at The Battery Show Europe in Stuttgart, Germany, from June 9 to 11, 2026, in hall 5, booth A20.
June 3, 2026

Steve Arndt appointed Senior Vice President, Global Automotive Refinish Coatings

BASF Coatings today announces that Steve Arndt will succeed Chris Titmarsh as Senior Vice President, Global Automotive Refinish Coatings, effective July 1, 2026. Steve Arndt brings more than 30 years of automotive refinish industry experience spanning both manufacturing and distribution across North America and Europe.
May 28, 2026

BASF Coatings future proofs Automotive Refinish through robotics expertise

BASF Coatings is strengthening its role in robotics-enabled Automotive Refinish by combining coatings expertise, digital color management and application process know-how. Through close collaboration with OEMs and automation partners, the company aims to help shape the future of automated paint application in body shops.
Dr. Steffen Rohlmann (right), Development Basecoat EMEA, and Sonja Glanemann (center), Global Sustainability Manager, Automotive OEM Coatings, receive the Sustainability Award in Automotive 2026 – Technology: Operations & Supply Chain – for the Overspray Free Application (OFLA) process from Prof. Dr. Uwe Dieter Grebe from TU Wien – Vienna University of Technology, at the award ceremony in Frankfurt. 
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May 27, 2026

BASF Coatings wins sustainability award for advancing sustainable automotive paintshop operations

BASF Coatings has won the Sustainability Award in Automotive 2026 for its Overspray Free Application (OFLA) process, an overspray-free approach to two-tone painting. The award was presented in the ‘Technology: Operations & Supply Chain’ category, which honors tangible technological and process innovations that make a measurable contribution to sustainability by improving industrial operations and production processes.