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Raw Materials for Adhesives

An ever-expanding range of requirements constantly leads to new challenges for adhesive manufacturers. BASF’s raw materials are the key for modern adhesives. They must be the most reliable, durable, and sustainable available. After all, adhesives are the very thing that holds industrial and technological advancements together.

The goal: Safe and Sustainable by Design

Today, the need for environmentally conscious actions is an important driver of change in consumer markets and the manufacturing industry. That’s why demands on adhesives are also increasing. We strive to reliably support our partners with high-quality adhesive raw materials that are safer and more sustainable. Specifically, we ensure that our raw materials are free from hazardous ingredients and solvent-free, while enabling the circular economy and helping to reduce CO2 emissions.

Leading manufacturer of adhesive technology

We continuously improve the performance of our adhesive raw materials and open new fields of adhesive application for our customers. They gain a competitive edge with our range of custom adhesive solutions, including water-based polymer dispersions, polymer resins, UV-curable systems, and optimized additives. Explore the different fields of applications of our adhesive raw materials!

acResin®
acResin® offers unique properties perfectly suited for pressure-sensitive adhesives. The UV-curable 100 percent acrylic hotmelt features significant sustainability benefits, while providing excellent adhesive performance.
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Epotal® 
Our water-based Epotal® lamination adhesives enable our customers to create flexible, durable and food-safe packaging with more sustainable end-of-life options. 
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Luphen®
Our Luphen® products, water-based polyurethane dispersions, are high-performance solutions for durable adhesives in the furniture, automotive, and footwear industries. 
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Sustainability meets Adhesives
Safe and sustainable chemicals are key to reducing emissions and enabling circularity.  The adhesive industry needs to move quickly, due to a rising number of upcoming regulations emanating from the European Green Deal. BASF can help you navigate these dynamics – with its adhesive chemistry, application, and regulations expertise.
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BASF Coating Center: collaboration and service
BASF’s Adhesive Coating Center is a unique facility providing a wide range of coating solutions, product samples and demonstrations, as well as advice and support on adhesive technologies.
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Technical Information: Preservation of Polymer Dispersions
Covering the selection of biocides for preservation to proper handling and storage techniques, ensuring the stability and quality of water-based polymer dispersions throughout their shelf life. Whether you are involved in production, packaging, transportation, or storage of polymer dispersions, this information will help you maintain optimal microbiological quality and ensure the longevity of your products.
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Technical Information: Handling and Storage of Polymer Dispersions
Polymer dispersions are increasingly processed in various industries. Bulk delivery by road or rail tanker is more convenient for processing facilities. This Technical Information provides an overview of the advantages of bulk delivery and requirements for storage tanks. It also describes measures for handling bulk deliveries of polymer dispersions.
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EU Regulations: How to make your packaging PPWReady 

With the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), the flexible packaging industry is undergoing major transformation, bringing both challenges and opportunities. In the shift toward fully recyclable laminated packaging, water-based adhesive solutions offer a fast track to safety and compliance - not just for today, but for the future.  
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Illustration comparing the life cycle of laminated packaging before and after the implementation of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). The "before" side shows a linear process ending in disposal. The "after" side depicts a circular life cycle, where laminated packaging is collected, recycled, and reused, reflecting the goals of the PPWR to reduce waste and promote sustainability.

How to protect your license to operate: Tackling PAA in laminated packaging

What most people know: The EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) will require plastic packaging to be recyclable and to contain recycled materials by 2030. What few realize: Your packaging’s market viability could be at serious risk if harmful substances - such as primary aromatic amines (PAA) - are formed during the recycling process. 
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BASF is investing in its dispersion production sites to meet growing customer demand in EMEA

BASF is enhancing its dispersion plants in Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Hamina, Finland, to meet growing demand in the EMEA region. These investments will increase capacity and flexibility, strengthening BASF's commitment to provide reliable, innovative solutions to customers throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
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Technical Information: Preservation of Polymer Dispersions

Covering the selection of biocides for preservation to proper handling and storage techniques, ensuring the stability and quality of water-based polymer dispersions throughout their shelf life. Whether you are involved in production, packaging, transportation, or storage of polymer dispersions, this information will help you maintain optimal microbiological quality and ensure the longevity of your products.
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Meeting the growing demand: BASF production sites in Heerenveen and Trostberg receive biomass balance certifications

Biomass balanced products (BMB products) support the transition to a circular economy for both BASF and our customers. Two additional production sites for dispersions and construction additives have now been certified.
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