Sustainability – Does nature have to end where the road starts?

Drive forward automotive sustainability.

Reducing CO₂ emissions, meeting recycling targets and improving air quality are industry challenges we all are facing. Limited availability of fossil fuels and climate change call for more efficient cars and lower emissions. “We create chemistry for a sustainable future” – according to this purpose we develop chemistry that drives us from A to B with a cleaner footprint.

BASF a strong partner for sustainable solutions:

Driven innovations in chemistry to improve the quality of life
Eco-efficient products and practices that result in long-term profitable performance
Lightweight plastic materials that improve the ecological impact
Fuel additives that reduce emissions
Responsible sourcing
Safe production for people and environment
Protecting the environment with our innovative automotive products and solutions

We drive sustainable solutions. Explore our virtual car to learn more about our sustainable automotive solutions:

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Besides BASF’s strong commitment to a sustainability strategy along the whole value chain we offer you sustainable automotive solutions:

Reduce CO₂emissions in the use phase - examples:

Lightweight solutions

We develop light materials for heavy tasks

First all-plastic front
end carrier

Self-supporting rear seat shell made of the polyurethane Elastolit^®

Less

weight

Less emissions

More energy efficiency

Solutions for clean and efficent engines

Achieve up to 1 % less consumption with our fuel perfomance solutions

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Solutions for eMobility

Our broad portfolio drives eMobility forward

Electric powertrain & battery
Cathode active materials
Engineering plastics
New NVH solutions
Coolants and lubricants
Anti-corrosive coatings

Thermal management

NIR reflective pigments and coatings
Insulation Materials

Charging infrastructure

Engineering plastics

Reduce CO₂emissions in the production phase - examples:

Biomass balance approach

Biomass is added at the very beginning of our production chain

Customer benefits

Drives the use of renewable resources
Reduces greenhous gas emissions and saves fossil resources
Independently certified (RedCert² standard)
Same product quality and properties

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Integrated paint process

Our innovative coating process leads to reduced emissions and energy usage

Standard paint process

As automakers continue to optimize their paint shops, we plan to work hand-in-hand to create new innovations and processes.

Integrated paint process

One iteration of the Integrated Process deletes the bake phase after the primer is applied, making it a three-coat, one-bake process vs. the traditional process of three coats and two bakes. This automotive paint system offers customers significant advantages in both time savings and cost reductions because it eliminates one of the steps of the painting process without any compromise to the quality of the color or the final result.

We like to work with our OEM partners to determine what sustainable, automotive paint processes will work best in both their current and new facilities while meeting the demands they have in terms of operational costs and environmental standards."

John Fatura

Coatings technical manager

Meet recycling targets - examples:

ChemCycling^®

Dr. Andreas Kicherer and Dr. Stefan Gräter talk about the different types of plastic waste and their recycling

1. Waste companies supply recyclers with plastic waste

2. Plastic waste is converted into feedstock

Dr. Stefan Gräter and Dr. Andreas Kicherer are showing a sample of pyrolysis oil and thus produced plastic in front of the Steamcracker

3. This feedstock can be used to create all kinds of chemicals and products, including new plastics

4. Customers use these to make their own products

5. Consumers and companies use and dispose of products

6. The waste is collected and sorted by waste companies

ChemCycling^® Jaguar

BASF signs preferred supplier partnership with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) in Asia Pacific

New products from plastic waste - ChemCycling project with Jaguar Land Rover

Convert consumer waste into safe, quality parts for premium products

At the end of 2018 BASF first used pilot volumes of a pyrolysis oil derived from plastic waste as a feedstock in its production
Four partners have showcased the first prototypes that were created during the pilot phase of the project.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), a leading automotive manufacturer, developed a plastic front-end carrier prototype for its first electric SUV, the I-Pace, out of Ultramid® B3WG6 Ccycled Black 00564.

ChemCycling^® Catalysts

Focus on high-growth & sustainable recycling market

Sustainability performance

Extracting PGMs through the process of smelting and refining spent automotive and chemical catalysts; results in energy and resource savings
Provides a sustainable and economically viable secondary source
of the world’s limited natural resources
Recycling of end-of-life catalysts for use in new generation catalysts that provide clean air, increased energy efficiency and production yields

Differentiation potential

Resource efficiency
Cost savings downstream
Emissions reduction (as applied to new generation autocatalysts)

Recycling and recovery of precious metals for cost effective, sustainable use in a new generation of chemicals and autocatalysts

Cleaner air- examples:

FWC^TM Catalyst

Sustainability performance

Euro 6, and China Stage 6 regulations enforce, in addition to HC (Hydrocarbons), CO (Carbon Monoxide), and NOx (Nitrogen Oxides), tighter control of PM (Particulate Matter) emissions from gasoline engine powered vehicles
FWC™ catalyst combines the functionality of a Three-Way Catalyst (TWC) with a filter to remove all four pollutants with just one component
Lowers backpressure, saves space, ensures particulate emission below tight regulation limits