BASF doesn’t make office furniture.

But BASF’s Ultramid SEG8 nylon resin helps make office furniture such as the recently launched Chadwick office chair by Knoll, Inc. better.

Named after renowned designer Don Chadwick, the Chadwick chair is attracting a lot of attention in the office furniture market for its attractive, smart and comfortable design at an affordable price. The Chadwick chair features simplified, easy-to-reach mechanisms to achieve “just right” adjustments for individual preferences, including the controls for seat height, tension, tilt stop, arms, and lumbar support. In the Knoll tradition, there is an emphasis on the overall quality of form and function, which results in a versatile style and scale that are suitable for virtually any office or collaborative space.

BASF’s Ultramid SEG8 40-percent-glass reinforced resin supports this form and function by delivering a “Class A” surface without the need for paint or secondary operations, and achieves a surface appearance that rivals materials with a smaller percentage of glass fill. As Joe White, Market Sector Leader for BASF’s Engineering Plastics Group states, “Our product development partners at Knoll feel that Ultramid SEG8 nylon resin is an excellent match for their material and structural requirements, providing the strength, structure, and performance they require.”

BASF and Knoll also share a commitment to sustainable design. “Through the material solutions provided by BASF, Knoll is able to produce a chair that uses technologies such as integral coloring on plastic components and virtually zero VOC (volatile organic compound) paints,” White says. “We also support the chair being designed for durability and ease of disassembly so that parts can be removed and replaced effortlessly with minimal waste.”