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BASF launches new website for the mass transit industry
Mass transit is typically defined as large-scale public transportation through various vehicle segments, of which, BASF has specifically focused its efforts around bus and passenger rail. “Generally servicing urban and metropolitan areas, this market is driven by an increasing need for sustainable mobility coupled with enhanced passenger comfort and safety requirements,” said Tomas Lopez, BASF Mass Transit Team Leader. “BASF’s broad portfolio of products and innovation platforms helps us to serve this industry at every step of the manufacturing process.”
The new website provides easy access to the company’s diverse portfolio of products and solutions currently available to the mass transit industry, including coatings, melamine foams, polyurethane systems, engineering plastics, epoxies, mobile emissions catalysts, lubricants, acrylic resins, metal organic frameworks (MOFs), and chemical intermediates. Featured applications include innovations in interior, exterior, powertrain, battery, light-weighting, infrastructure, and natural gas fuel systems. The site also includes an “Ask the Mass Transit Expert,” which lists answers to many commonly posed questions about industry-related topics as well as offerings available from BASF. To learn more, please visit: www.mass-transit.basf.us .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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