BASF to feature two new additive products at STLE 2013, May 6-8 in Detroit, Michigan

What:
Visit BASF at STLE where technical experts and sales contacts will be on hand to address the value of BASF lubricant additives, base stocks and compounded lubricants for a variety of applications. It is also an opportunity to learn more about BASF’s new hydraulic fluid package, Irgalube® 8080, and new lubricant additive product, XPDL-590.

When:
May 6-8, 2013

Where:
Booth 519-521

STLE 2013

Detroit, Michigan

Who:
Don’t miss the following two technical presentations by BASF experts:

Session 3K – Commercial Marketing Forum III

Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 11-11:30 a.m. at Mackinac West – Level 5

“High Performance Industrial Lubricants from BASF”

By John Sherman, Technical Manager, Fuel & Lubricant Solutions

Session 4K – Commercial Marketing Forum IV

Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 3:30-4 p.m. at Mackinac West – Level 5

“Base Stocks for Lubricants and Components for Metalworking Fluids”

By Dr. Raj Patel, Global Strategic Marketing Manager for Base Stocks and Metalworking Fluids

Raffle:
Drop off your business card for a chance to win a mini iPad. The drawing will take place on Wednesday, May 8. You do not need to be present to win.

Background:

BASF leverages its base stock and additives expertise to provide compounded lubricant solutions for a variety of applications including transportation and industrial.

BASF’s Compounded Lubricants ensure first-class results in terms of gear wear protection, seal life and fluid oxidation/oil life. With their renewable content, these synthetic lubricants fall into today's class of more carbon-neutral, sustainable technologies.

BASF’s Lubricant Additives business produces components and industrial packages to formulate high quality solutions for the lubricant industry. Our portfolio includes a full line of additives designed to provide premium performance in fully formulated lubricants.

About Fuel and Lubricant Solutions

The global business unit Fuel and Lubricant Solutions is a leading supplier to the global automotive and mineral oil industries and part of BASF's Performance Chemicals division. Offerings cover fuel performance packages, refinery additives, polyisobutenes, engine coolants (Glysantin® brand) and brake fluids. Through the recent acquisitions, Fuel and Lubricant Solutions has further extended its value chain, as well as formulation and application expertise to lubricant additives, compounded lubricants, synthetic base stocks and components for metalworking fluids. The business unit has its main facilities in Ludwigshafen, Germany, Cincinnati and Florham Park in the USA, Nanjing and Shanghai in China, as well as Sao Paulo, Brazil. Research and development is mainly driven out of Ludwigshafen, Tarrytown and Shanghai. Further information is available on the Internet at www.basf.com/fuel-lubricant-solutions.

BASF - The Chemical Company

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has more than 16,600 employees in North America, and had sales of $18.5 billion in 2012. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.us.

BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Through science and innovation, we enable our customers in nearly every industry to meet the current and future needs of society. Our products and solutions contribute to conserving resources, ensuring nutrition and improving quality of life. We have summed up this contribution in our corporate purpose: We create chemistry for a sustainable future. BASF had sales of €72.1 billion in 2012 and more than 110,000 employees as of the end of the year. Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.

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