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Polyamides and Precursors

At BASF, we are one of the leading producers of polyamides and precursors used for various applications ranging from packaging and textiles to films and engineering plastics. 

 

Commonly known under the brand name Ultramid®, we offer PA66 grades (Ultramid® A), PA6 grades (Ultramid® B), PA6/66 co-polymer grades (Ultramid® C) and the respective precursors. 

We have a global footprint with production sites in Ludwigshafen and Freiburg (Germany), Chalampé (France), Antwerp (Belgium), Freeport (USA) and Shanghai (China). 

As part of the Monomers division, we market polyamide for fiber and extrusion applications. Our polyamide compound portfolio is developed and marketed by BASF's division Performance Materials.

 

My Polyamides Portal
My Polyamides Portal
Discover our one-stop-shop for product information and documents of BASF’s Ultramid® polymers and precursors​
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Our latest news releases

News release | October 10, 2024
BASF expands its sustainable polyamide portfolio with products with reduced and, for the first time, net zero CO2 footprints
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Sustainable solutions

Besides our standard products, we offer a broad portfolio of more sustainable solutions. Let’s find out which one fits your needs best in reducing fossil feedstock and CO2 emissions.

Choose your more sustainable polyamid solution:

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Ultramid® Biomass Balance (BMB)
High performance polyamide with attributed renewable raw material.
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Hikers wearing pants made of Ccyled® Ultramid®
Ultramid® Ccycled®
High-quality polyamides made from chemical recycling of plastic waste and end-of-life tires.
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Product Carbon Footprint (PCF)

How our products can reduce your carbon footprint

How much greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are associated with a product along its life cycle? This question becomes increasingly important with more and more companies…

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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
LCA study on a mozzarella cheese packaging's entire life cycle.
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Sustainable fresh produce packaging
Mechanical Recycling
More about the mechanical recycling of polyamide-containing multilayer films.
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Packaging, films, and monofilaments

Extrusion

Our medium to high viscosity Ultramid® grades are the perfect choice for demanding applications in packaging, films, and monofilaments. Our Ultramid® extrusion grades provide exceptional strength and thermoformability, high heat resistance and very good barrier properties to gases, flavors, and aromas. 

Applications

Ultramid® extrusion grades are offered in a wide variety of combinations of viscosity and additives. Their outstanding properties have made them indispensable for transparent and flexible food packaging, medical packaging, monofilament applications (e.g. fishing lines, fishing nets, lawn trimmers) and cable sheathing.

Production of flexible films
Films
Polyamide as the ideal solution for flexible films
Ultramid® is especially well-suited for flexible films, e.g. packaging, due to its unique mechanical, optical, thermal, barrier and processing performance.
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Fishing lines
Monofilaments
Optimized polyamide for fishing lines and nets
The following Ultramid® grades are used for the production of stretched monofilaments such as industrial wires, fishing lines, tennis racket strings, lawn mover monofilaments and bristles. 
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Wire jacketing
Others
Further Extrusion Applications 
Ultramid® provides high resistance to lubricants, engine fluids, hydraulic and radiator oils, aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons and many other solvents – even at elevated temperatures.
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Product Range

Nomenclature

Fibers

Polyamides for fibers

Our low viscosity Ultramid® grades are the perfect choice for demanding applications in yarns and filaments. Our Ultramid® fiber grades provide strength, durability, exceptional softness and wearing comfort for carpet, textile, or technical yarns.

Applications

Yarns made from Ultramid® spinning polymers are the basis for clothing, sportswear, floor coverings, industrial yarns etc. With the different grades in the Ultramid® range, we are able to meet these special requirements. 

This polymer is like no other. Tight tolerances in viscosity and amino end groups, together with excellent melt stability, guarantee optimum homogeneous spinning and are the basis for even dyeing and problem-free texturing. Ultramid® supports a smooth, consistent spinning process.

Sustainable Ultramid®
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Textile Applications
Ultramid® for high performance textiles
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Carpets and Floorings
Ultramid® for long-lasting carpets and flooring
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Precursors

Polyamide precursors

Besides our Ultramid® polymer products, we offer a range of related precursors, for example caprolactam, hydroxylammonium sulfate, AH-salt, hexamethylene diamine and adipic acid.

 

Our engagement to prevent plastic pellet loss

BASF has been a partner of the Operation Clean Sweep® (OCS) initiative since 2014 and is actively committed to reducing and preventing plastic pellet loss and for a clean environment.

Numerous measures have already been successfully implemented – please also support the measures of OCS!

Further information is available at: Preventing plastic pellet loss
 

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Let’s discuss how we can support you in developing high-quality and sustainable solutions for your business. 

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