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Basotect® is a flexible, open cell foam made from melamine resin, a thermoset polymer. Its characteristic feature is its three-dimensional network structure consisting of slender and thus easily shaped webs.


low weight

low-temperature flexibility

high sound absorption capacity

good thermal insulation properties

constant physical properties over a
wide temperature range

application temperature up to 240°C [465°F]

flame resistance

abrasiveness




BASF’s PlasticsPlus™ covers a range of specialty plastics with the performance that you need. High-performance plastics, biodegradable materials, and foams: PlasticsPlus™ provides ideal solutions wherever plastics have to meet special requirements. We rate diversity and reliability, innovative solutions and partnership as key factors in providing value to our customers.





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Engineers and processors in all European countries now have the planning reliability needed to design the insulation of buildings and railroad vehicles: BASF's melamine resin foam Basotect® UF, which is employed primarily for sound absorption and thermal insulation, already now attains the highest possible rating for organic insulating materials according to the new, more stringent EU fire-protection standards for buildings and trains

 
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