Materials used in industrial applications are typically exposed to extreme mechanical stresses, demanding high mechanical strength. Other requirements are good electrical insulation properties and good sliding-friction performance.

This is the domain of BASF's plastics, especially Ultramid® nylons with their hardness and dimensional stability, and Ultradur®and Petra® thermoplastic polyesters, which have high stiffness and compressive strength, and Ultrason® PSU and PES, which is extremely heat-resistant.

BASF engineering plastics make gears and bearings, conveyors, filters, stockshapes, and electrical applications better.