Contact Technical Service

Experts from BASF are happy to help you develop new products or modify existing products. With the help of our technical analysis service, we provide advice on processing problems, formulation issues and computer-based formulation.
 
BASF offers a full range of services for users of PVC and plasticizers as well as PVC compounders:
 

Developing guiding formulation

- Developing and improving PVC compound formulation

- Troubleshooting for compounding issues

- Physical properties test of plasticizers

- Physical properties test of PVC specimens

- Chemical analysis of PVC specimens

- Advice on regulatory issues and industry standards

- Updates on latest development and trends via excellent BASF network

- On-the-spot service: site visits, brainstorming and solutions 

The impact of plasticizers on the performance of your products can be tested in our application labs. We provide analysis for a wide range of application properties, such as:
 

- Dry blend time

- Shore hardness

- Brittleness temperature

- Torsional stiffness

- Compatibility test under tropical conditions 

- Viscosity of the plastisol and its stability during storage 

- Mechanical properties 

 

 Thermal stability

Our analysis is backed up by state-of-the-art equipment, such as:
 

- Elongation testing machine: measures tensile strength

- Shore A/D: measures shore hardness

- OS lab: monitors plasticizing process, optimizes recipe and      produces string/granular and film sheets

- Labtech mixer: processes dry-blend

- Labtech heated hydraulic press: transforms PVC film into press-sheets

- Labtech roll mill: prepares PVC film

- Gas chromatograph (GC) and gel permeation chromatograph (GPC): analyzes the chemical composition