BASF is committed to helping our customers to be more successful. As a reliable partner to virtually all industries, our intelligent solutions successfully shape the future of our valued customers. Here are some recent examples of how we contribute to our customers? success.

	American PolySteel, LLC, Albuquerque, N.M. Product: Styropor® expandable polystyrene (EPS) resin to produce foam End Use: PolySteel® and PolyPro™ insulating concrete forms (ICFs) used to build structural walls for residential and commercial buildings The benefits of using PolySteel® and PolyPro™ ICFs that feature BASF's Styropor® expandable polystyrene (EPS) resin include lower utility bills, saving homeowners approximately 50 to 80 percent on energy costs and about 15 to 25 percent on insurance premiums. Read the success story
	American PolySteel Product: Styropor® Expandable Polystyrene Foam End Use: High-Performance Homes When the City of Lubbock Texas was awarded money from the Federal Government’s Community Development Block Grant funds to demolish and reconstruct homes in challenged but improvable areas of the city, Brad Reed recognized his chance of a lifetime to rebuild homes the right way this time around. Read the success story
	Astaris LLC, St. Louis, Mo. Product: Phos-Chek® Aqua Gel made with BASF superabsorbent polymer End Use: Firefighting & Protection BASF provides Astaris LLC with an aqueous gel that it developed to deliver excellent results in fighting wild-land fires, effectively protect structures, clean up easily and be gentle to the environment. Read the success story
	Composatron Composite Technology, Toronto, Canada Product: Luran® S acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate (ASA) End Use: Premier Composite Railing When Composatron wanted to add color to its line of Premier composite railings, it selected BASF’s Luran® S acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate (ASA), a specialty plastic that is designed for outstanding weathering performance, without fading or chalking. Read the success story
	Cooper Wiring Devices, Peachtree City, Ga. Product: Ultramid® 8202 nylon grade End Use: Building & Construction The ASPIRE line is the first design innovation for these types of products since the 1970s. A material that delivers precise color matching, durability and good flow properties in the injection molding process is required to effectively produce these innovative components. Read the success story
	Creatherm, LLC, Indianapolis, IN Product: Styropor® EPS Radiant Floor Panel End Use: Specialty Building Product Creatherm™ radiant floor panels, manufactured by Createc Corporation using BASF’s Styropor® EPS, provides an energy efficient alternative to other radiant floor installation options in the market. Designed for use anywhere, these floor panels can be installed wherever radiant heating is desired. Read the success story
	Cultured Containers Product: Styrolux®3G46 SBC End Use: BananaBunker® fruit encasement Cultured Containers needed a material with the exact combination of mechanical properties and transparency to create the BananaBunker® - a rigid and flexible banana encasement to protect the soft fruit from being crushed by the contents of a briefcase or backpack. The perfect match was BASF’s latest Styrolux® 3G46 SBC grade. Read the success story
	Doral® Product: Plurasafe® EnBio TC®S Hydraulic Fluid End Use: Hydraulic fluid used to operate maintenance equipment Doral® Golf Resort and Spa, a Marriott® resort in Miami, Fla. Read the success story
	Dresick Farms Inc., Huron, Calif. Product: FreshSeal® Postharvest Coating End Use: Food Products Dresick Farms, which places a high value on quality, needed a way to harvest and ship its DFI Gold Rush-brand cantaloupes at the height of their ripeness, and maintain their freshness once they got to market. Read the success story
	FCI, Westland, Mich. Product: Ultramid® A3EG7 glass-reinforced nylon 6,6 resin End Use: Automotive Automobile manufacturers need to accommodate more electronics in the same amount of space. As a result, suppliers to the automotive industry, such as FCI, are challenged to modify their products to fit new designs without compromising performance. Read the success story
	Fransyl Ltée, Montréal, Québec Product: Styropor® Expandable Polystyrene (EPS) Beads End Use: Double Highway 185 between the Quebec and New Brunswick Provinces The poor load-bearing clay and peat soil (subsoil) could not support the weight of approaches and ramps to bridges and overpasses on Highway 185. BASF's Styropor® Expandable Polystyrene (EPS) Beads helped to stabilize the approaches and ramps, minimizing settlement. Read the success story
	Fun-Time International. Philadelphia, PA Product: Styrolux® 3G46 thermoplastic styrene-butadiene copolymers (SBC) End Use: A designer and manufacturer of plastic novelty drinking straws, blow-molded bottles, and stemware Fun Time International, makers of Krazy Straw? drinkware, was looking for a material to replace PET G in promotional bottles. As a supplier to some of the best known consumer brands and retailers, Fun Time knew its customers were seeking new, unique and creative items that would also be more cost-effective and sustainable. Read the success story
	Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, Mich. Product: Petra® PET and Elastofoam® Polyurethane Integral-Skin End Use: Award-winning office furniture, with inventive designs that enhance the places where people work, heal, learn and live. Herman Miller has stringent protocols that focus on creating economic value and valuing the environment. Materials used in their chairs needed to meet performance parameters and environmental requirements. Read the success story
	Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, Mich. Product: Ultramid® nylon grade End Use: Consumer Products Herman Miller has stringent protocols that focus on creating economic value and valuing the environment. Materials used in their chairs needed to meet performance parameters and environmental requirements. Read the success story
	Knoll, Inc., East Greenville, Pa. Product: Ultramid® SEG8 nylon 6 grade End Use: Consumer Products In order to accommodate the Chadwick office chair's complicated geometry and unique design, the chair’s designers required a material that contributed to the chair’s aesthetics and that was durable. Read the success story
	Latex Systems, Inc.and Cleco Corporation Product: Styrofan 1186 End Use: Building & Construction The Cooper River Bridge in Charleston, S.C. is the longest cable stay bridge in North America. Design engineers needed to create a road that could flex as needed, hold up to heavy traffic loads, and deliver many years of trouble free service. Read the success story
	Monotech, Houston, Texas Product: Styropor® expandable polystyrene (EPS) resin in Monotech Building Systems End Use: Philip Johnson house BASF is the exclusive supplier of Styropor® resin for the EPS foam used in Monotech Building Systems because of its thermal properties that offer recurring energy savings for homeowners. Read the success story
	Pacific Corporation (LP), Nashville, Tenn. Product: Luran® S acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate (ASA) Ultramid® 8334G nylon 6 grade End Use: Building & Construction Traditionally, vinyl siding for the home has only been available in light colors because dark colors couldn't hold up to the sun's ultraviolet rays. As a result, vinyl siding would fade at different times in different geographical regions in the United States. Read the success story
	Prime Time International, Coachella Valley, Calif. Product: FreshSeal® Postharvest Coating End Use: Food Products Following a successful trial that began in October 2004, Prime Time is applying BASF's FreshSeal coatings to green, red, and yellow peppers that are sold in grocery stores throughout the U.S. Read the success story
	Segway LLC, Bedford, N.H., C&J Industries, Inc., Meadville, Pa. (molder) Product: Ultramid® 8334G nylon 6 grade End Use: Consumer Products The Segway HT's components must be able to withstand a wide range of harsh conditions, including vibration, varying temperatures, moisture and other environmental elements. Read the success story
	Styrotech/STYRO-STOP, Incorporated, Brooklyn Park, Minn. Product: Styropor® expandable polystyrene (EPS) resin to produce foam End Use: STYRO-STOP™ Direct EPS insulation for direct-to-deck metal roofing designs Styrotech uses BASF's Styropor resin to produce STYRO-STOP Direct EPS foam for direct-to-deck metal roofing designs in commercial buildings because of the material's consistency, performance and environmental benefits. Read the success story
	Woods Run Forest Products, Inc., Colfax, Wis. Product: Protectol® CX® Type A Wood Preservative End Use: Pressure Treated Wood Products Protectol® CX® Type A helps Woods Run Forest Products Inc. achieve consistent and deeper wood penetration, lower mold inhibitor use and minimal physical plant corrosion. Protectol and CX are registered trademarks of Dr. Wolman GmbH. Read the success story

At BASF, we're always looking for ways to help make our customers' products better. More customer success stories are on the way.