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News Alert

March 11, 2016
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Beverley Tan
Phone: +65 6432 3284

Tanya Tian
Phone: +86 21 2039 2268

CHINAPLAS 2016: Vehicles lose weight, charge reliably with innovative designs inspired by BASF materials

n  Light, flexible bus seats

n  World’s first plastic transmission crossbeam

n  More durable charging systems

n  BASF at CHINAPLAS 2016: Booth B41 in Hall N1, Shanghai New International Expo Centre, April 25-28, 2016

Shanghai, China – March 11, 2016 – Vehicles can slim down, travel light and charge reliably with innovative solutions from BASF. At CHINAPLAS 2016, BASF will showcase solutions that help meet increasing demand for energy efficient transportation in China.

·  Light, flexible bus seats made with BASF’s polyamide Ultramid®: With its light weight superior flow properties, Ultramid makes slimmer, more comfortable bus seats possible – meaning more legroom, or wider ergonomic seats with contouring comfort and maximum support.

·  Lighter rear axle subframe made with the world’s first plastic transmission crossbeam: Made for the S-Class from Mercedes-Benz, the transmission crossbeam was developed with BASF’s simulation tool Ultrasim®, to optimize the component geometry and reduce the number of prototypes.

·  More durable charging systems with BASF’s Elastollan® thermoplastic polyurethane: Elastollan makes charging cables more durable, withstanding the rigors of the outdoors and the stresses of delivering high voltage power.

Details are available at the “Design x Innovation” official event websites at http://ChinaplasOnline.com/DesignXInnovation and http://www.chinaplas.basf.com

About BASF Greater China

BASF has been a committed partner to Greater China since 1885. With major investments in Shanghai, Nanjing and Chongqing, BASF is the largest foreign investor in China’s chemical industry, and maintains the BASF Asia Pacific Innovation Campus (Shanghai) as a global and regional research and development hub. BASF posted sales of over €5.7 billion in 2015 to customers in Greater China, and employed approximately 8,400 people as of the end of that year. For further information, please visit www.basf.com/cn.

About BASF

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. The approximately 112,000 employees in the BASF Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio is organized into five segments: Chemicals, Performance Products, Functional Materials & Solutions, Agricultural Solutions and Oil & Gas. BASF generated sales of more than €70 billion in 2015. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (AN). Further information at www.basf.com.