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BASF continues to find new ways to improve Elastollan, as well as new ways to use it. Please click on a press release below to get the latest information about BASF's versatile TPU products.
Enhanced Versions of Elastollan TPUs Have Low COF and Low-Tackiness
26.3.2009 - New Elastollan LoCoF combines increased abrasion resistance with a low coefficient of friction while the improved Elastollan Lo-Tac TPU features greater low tackiness without additives. Applications include hoses and tubes and wire and cable applications, among others.
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NSF Standard Approved TPU, Now First to Receive TPU Adhesive for CIPP
24.3.2009 - Elastollan ET 3685-11 TPU, the first thermoplastic polyurethane to obtain NSF Standard approval for CIPP (cured-in-place) application, has now become the first
TPU to receive approval for use as an adhesive for CIPP.
New Halogen-Free, Flame Retardant Thermoplastic Polyurethane for Wire & Cable
19.3.2009 - New Elastollan 1190A 10 FHF is a halogen-free, flame retardant grade of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) for wire and cable applications. It can be formulated for extruded profile, sheet and film applications.
New Elastollan TPU for Cured-in-Place Piping for Rehabilitating Aging Pipes
Elastollan TPUs Meet Standards for Cured-in-Place Potable Water Piping
19.1.2009 - Elastollan 1190A 16 TPU meets NSF Standard 61, the nationally recognized health effects standard for all devices, components and materials that contact drinking water. It is the only TPU resin that has no limitations on surface exposure or time.
BASF develops Elastollan(R) Lo-Tac(TM) TPU for cured-in-place piping applications
12.1.2009 - New Elastollan Lo-Tac TPU offers users needing cure-in-place piping technology to rehabilitate aging pipes an excellent new product that features low tackiness, good adhesion, contact transparency, good aesthetics and process efficiency along with resistance to abrasion and heat.