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• Asia Pacific's first bio-based polyol production facility, helping the rapidly advancing demand for sustainable products for New Energy Vehicles.
• Accessibility to raw materials in India to serve consumers in the Asia Pacific region.
• The product employs renewable materials to preserve fossil resources as well as helps the stakeholders fulfil sustainability goals.

BASF has started producing its first bio-based polyol, Sovermol®, in Mangalore, India. The product will help serve the rapidly increasing demand for eco-friendly products that can be employed in windmills, New Energy Vehicles (NEV), flooring and protective industrial coatings in the Asia Pacific region.

Using the current BASF Mangalore site facilities, the Sovermol production facility has now started operations following an extensive planning and construction.

The Senior Vice President of Global Business Unit Resins and Additives, BASF, Dr Claus Dallner, stated that at BASF, they leverage their international expertise along with their ability to help the markets most constructively. The Asia Pacific region is amongst the fastest-expanding market in the world for NEV and coatings. The Sovermol production facility is deliberately situated in Mangalore, nearby the supply of raw materials. This will immensely lower the transportation time and contribute towards their goal to bring “best-in-class” products and services to their Asia Pacific consumers efficiently.

They constantly aim to enhance their technology as well as functions in order to gain success in business. The project displays their ability to continuously improve by remodelling their operations at the Mangalore site, as per Dr Alba Mena Subiranas, Vice President of Operations, Global Business Unit Resins and Additives, BASF.

Sovermol is sourced from sustainable materials and includes no volatile organic compounds (VOC). Its products are used in the production of sustainable coatings and adhesives for a wide range of industries, allowing consumers to lower their carbon footprint as well as preserve resources.

BASF's Mangalore site has been functional since 1996. Circulated over 200 hectares, it is the biggest production facility of BASF in South Asia and manufactures fine chemical catalysts, polymer dispersions, and coatings for paper, agriculture and automotive sectors.

BASF’s Dispersions & Resins Division: About

BASF’s Dispersions & Resins division presents a wide range of raw materials for architectural coatings, construction, nonwoven, wood coatings, adhesives, automotive coatings, industrial coatings, printing and packaging, and paper coatings, among others.

The company is a top global supplier of high-quality polymer emulsions, resins, acrylic binders, and additives. The company's raw materials are significant in formulations vital for end uses, including adhesives, fibre bonding, architectural coatings, construction, paper coatings & carpets, packaging and wood coating. With their vast product portfolio as well as cutting-edge expertise in the several industries they serve, they can use chemistry to mitigate pressure points and obtain environmentally sustainable as well as innovative strategies to improve the consumer's formulation.

Their high-end raw materials, paired with exhaustive specialised prowess and market knowledge, enable them to bolster the durability, quality, and appeal of all coatings, including all exterior and interior coatings. These raw materials come under popular brands such as Styronal®, Styrofan®, Acronal®, & Basonal®.

About BASF

At BASF, chemistry for an eco-friendly future is created. They incorporate financial success with social responsibility and environmental protection. BASF Group's 111,000+ employees add to their customer's success in almost all sectors worldwide.

Their portfolio includes six elements: Materials, Surface Technologies, Chemicals, Industrial Solutions, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. They made €87.3 billion in sales in 2022. The company's shares trade on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the United States.

According to the article by Procurement Resource, BASF, a leading global manufacturer of raw materials, is beginning production of Sovermol® (the company's first bio-based polyol) in Mangalore, India. The product will tend to the ever-growing demand for eco-friendly products that can be used in Asia Pacific's windmills, New Energy Vehicles (NEV), flooring and protective industrial coatings.

Following extensive planning and construction, the company has finally begun operations. Sovermol is a sustainably sourced material that includes no volatile organic compounds (VOC), which adds to the company's claims of constantly improving its technologies and employing innovative methods for producing environment-friendly products that tend to their consumer base.

The latest product will find application in the production of sustainable coatings and adhesives for various industries, letting clients lower their carbon footprint as well as preserve resources. Additional information about the company has been mentioned above.