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Brenntag SE

Brenntag Specialties, Inc., expands distribution agreement with BASF

Dear all, Please find attached Brenntag's press release regarding Brenntag Specialties, Inc., becoming the exclusive distributor for BASF's amine curing agents in the Western and Southwestern United States, effective October 15, 2019.. For further information please see the press ...

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BASF SE

BASF Podcast: Basotect: An intelligent foam with many applications

Ludwigshafen (ots) - In this podcast you will learn how chemical innovations from BASF help to develop a versatile high-tech foam. Basotect is an intelligent foam which, thanks to its versatility, can be used in simple as well as technically demanding applications. It can be used for cleaning ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What are fungicides?

Ludwigshafen (ots) - Just like animals and human beings, plants can get sick. In many cases, the cause is a fungus. Not a mushroom like you see poking up out of the ground in the woods, but a network of branching, filamentary cells that botanists call 'hyphae'. In entertaining episodes our Chemical Reporter answers questions of our Podcast listeners ...

BASF SE

Special: BASF Podcast - A potato with a special starch

Ludwigshafen (ots) - This is a special edition of BASF's audio magazine for innovation on the occasion of the EU approval for commercial cultivation of the starch potato Amflora. With the help of plant biotechnology BASF developed a special potato named Amflora. The starch derived from Amflora has only one component - amylopectin. Due to this ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: iGloss: Scratch-resistant clearcoat for cars

Ludwigshafen (ots) - In this podcast you will learn how chemical innovations from BASF help to develop a new, extremely scratch-resistant clearcoat for cars. The new, extremely scratch-resistant clearcoat iGloss not only provides auto bodies with a brilliant and robust exterior, but also gives ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - Why does a mirror grow dark?

Ludwigshafen (ots) - If you glance at yourself in a looking glass and notice that you are beginning to look a little dull around the edges - or have maybe even developed black spots - there is a scientific reason for the phenomenon. A mirror can be robbed of its reflective power by the chemical ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - How do engine coolants work?

Ludwigshafen (ots) - Frozen water can be lots of fun. For example, if you have a pair of skates, you can perform elegant moves on the surface of solid-phase H2O. Or you can roll together the fluffy ice crystals that fall from the sky into a snowman. But drivers like it less. They much prefer water ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - How is artificial rain produced?

Ludwigshafen (ots) - There have been plenty of attempts all over the world to influence the weather with chemical tricks. In Thailand, for example, what is called the 'fon luang', or 'king's rain', is aimed at preventing drought, while what are known as 'hail planes' regularly take to the skies in ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - How does a sparkler work?

Ludwigshafen (ots) - In the history of our attempts to master chemistry, explorations of fire are certainly among the most ancient experiments ever performed. And although we have controlled it for thousands of years, the magic of fire remains spellbinding. Take sparklers, for example. There's ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - How do you brew non-alcoholic beer?

Ludwigshafen (ots) - Beer has a long history. Experts say humanity has known the alcoholic beverage for more than 5,000 years. When you think about it that adds up to a lot of hangovers, which is why it's a good thing that modern breweries have also figured out how to make beer that doesn't contain ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What does it mean when people talk about "hard water"?

Ludwigshafen (ots) - Hard water - sounds like white and flaky showerheads, encrusted water cookers, or stopped-up pipes. Although the clear water that comes jetting out of the faucet might look soft and innocent, it contains substances that can turn pretty hard. Just let a little water from your ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What's the difference between sugar and artificial sweetener?

Ludwigshafen (ots) - Sugar and sweetener - both taste sweet, which is just another way of saying that both interact with the 'sweetness' taste receptors on your tongue. But that's about all they have in common. Otherwise, sugar and sweetener don't ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: Achieving Climate Protection with Eco-efficiency

Ludwigshafen (ots) - In this podcast you will learn how the eco-efficiency analysis helps you to determine how you can reduce the consumption of energy and materials and how to minimize greenhouse gas emissions. Every product leaves some ecological traces behind. But how can you record all of the relevant ecological criteria involved in the ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - How does the non-stick surface in a pan work?

Ludwigshafen (ots) - When the first non-stick cookware arrived on the market back in the mid-1950s, it was an instant hit. The images of fried eggs or pancakes sliding straight out of the pan onto the plate proved irresistible to consumers. As with so many other products, however, the discovery ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What is the chemistry behind a permanent wave hairstyle?

Ludwigshafen (ots) - The key to understanding lies in the molecular structure of hair. A single hair is made up of a bundle of fibers. The individual fibers are in turn made up of even smaller threadlike components known as fibrils. And in their turn, fibrils are made up of chains of protein ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - Why does fluoride make your teeth hard?

Ludwigshafen (ots) - Your chewing apparatus has to be pretty stable to be able to cope with all the sustenance we shove into it every day. The outermost layer of a tooth, the enamel, is actually the hardest substance that the human body produces. It consists of a mineral called hydroxylapatite. In ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - Why do potatoes get softer when you cook them, while eggs get harder?

Ludwigshafen (ots) - It's strange, isn't it? In both cases you're dropping something you want to eat into a pot of boiling water, but what happens to the spud is the exact opposite of what happens to the egg. The secret involves the chemical ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: Chemistry makes solar energy more economical

Ludwigshafen (ots) - In this podcast you will learn how chemical innovations from BASF help to make solar energy more economical on its way being a sustainable contribution to the worldwide energy supply. As a part of the future energy mix with other energy sources solar energy can make a sustainable contribution towards a low carbon society. In ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What's the significance of that percentage number on the label of a bottle containing an alcoholic beverage?

Ludwigshafen (ots) - Alcohols are a group of diverse organic compounds, among them ethanol, methanol, propanol and butanol. All alcoholic beverages sold legally must be clearly marked with the percentage of alcohol the drink contains. That ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What is carbon dioxide?

Ludwigshafen (ots) - Carbon dioxide is a naturally-occurring chemical compound containing carbon and oxygen which makes up a minute but significant portion of the earth's atmosphere. It is created when you burn substances that contain carbon - for example, fossil fuels or coal - but is also an end product of respiration in animals. When you breathe, ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What is the radiocarbon dating method?

Ludwigshafen (ots) - All organisms - plants, animals, human beings - need carbon to survive. In the air, the element can be found in the commonly occurring compound carbon dioxide (CO2). Plants absorb CO2 and turn it into carbohydrates. We in turn absorb these carbohydrates when we eat the plants. ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - Why does silver inhibit bacterial growth?

Ludwigshafen (ots) - Lots of products out there capitalize on the antibacterial effects of silver. Everything from cleaning cloths and insoles to washing powder and bandages - they all seem to employ the element in some way. Unfortunately, silver can't really perform miracles. But it can be used ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What are sponges made of?

Ludwigshafen (ots) - In the old days, sponges only came from the sea. For millennia, brave divers risked life and limb to bring them back to the surface. In the age of plastic, however, you don't have to expose yourself to danger to acquire one. As a matter of fact, most modern artificial sponges ...