ASF, the world’s largest supplier of thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs), is introducing Elastollan® 1190 A 10 FHF, a new halogen-free, flame retardant grade of TPU for wire and cable applications. The new offering will be introduced at the Interwire 2009 trade exposition, April 25-30, at the I-X Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
Additional benefits of the new TPU are excellent abrasion resistance, low temperature properties, hydrolytic stability and fungus resistance. The new TPU series can be formulated for extruded profile, sheet and film applications.
The new halogen-free TPU complements the current line of BASF halogen-free materials that are available in a broad range of hardnesses (80 Shore A to 54 Shore D), has a tensile strength of 25 MPa and elongation at a break of 550 percent. The TPU can be used in wire and cable applications for transportation, agricultural equipment, electronics, recreational vehicles and more.
Information on Elastollan TPU materials for wire and cable applications can be found at the booth of BASF’s exclusive wire and cable rep organization, T & T Marketing, at booth 1973.
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 15,000 employees in North America, and had sales of approximately $17.5 billion in 2008.
BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics and performance products to agricultural products, fine chemicals, as well as oil and gas. As a reliable partner, BASF helps its customers in virtually all industries to be more successful. With its high-value products and intelligent solutions, BASF plays an important role in finding answers to global challenges, such as climate protection, energy efficiency, nutrition and mobility. BASF has approximately 97,000 employees and posted sales of more than €62 billion in 2008. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (AN).
Source: specialchem4polymers.com
