Polyalkylene Glycol
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Polyalkylene Glycol Base Stocks

Your choice for high performance industrial lubricants

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Polyalkylene Glycol Base Stocks

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PAG Base Stocks

At A Glance

Polyalkylene glycol base stocks, also known as polyglycols or PAGs, are formed by reacting an alcohol with one or more alkylene oxides. Depending on the molecular composition, they are either soluble or insoluble in water.

PAGs are used in many lubricant applications where their high thermal and oxidative stability, excellent lubricity, high film strength / load capacity, anti-wear properties, micropitting resistance and shear stability make them the ideal base stock choice.

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BREOX® BMBcert™ 

Delivering measurable CO2 savings

Driven by the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on fossil resources, BASF now offers the novel BREOX® BMBcert™ series.

BREOX® BMBcert™ series are the first polyalkylene glycol basestocks where 100% of the fossil-based raw materials have been replaced by renewable resources via a mass balance approach. Contribution of BREOX® BMBcert™ is further enhanced by using green electricity in production.

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Customer benefits

  • Using 100% renewable feedstocks (mass balance approach)
  • Using ~100% green electricity in production
  • Reduced CO2 footprint by up to ~80%
  • Sustainably sourced raw materials
  • High quality with no compromise on performance
  • Certified by TÜV Nord according to REDcert2
  • NSF HX-1 incidental food contact approved
  • LUSC listed
BASF is a leading global PAG base stocks supplier with strong expertise and broad product range, global production footprint and backward integration into key raw materials for high supply security
BASF has developed a new technology using a unique hybrid chemical structure to combine exceptional friction performance and oil compatibility
We offer water soluble, water insoluble as well as high viscosity Polyalkylene glycol basestocks, and products that are suitable for formulating NSF HX-1 (FDA approved) lubricants

Typical Applications

  • Fire resistant hydraulic fluids
  • Food grade lubricants
  • Compressor oils 
  • Industrial gear lubricants, e.g. for wind turbines or worm gears
  • Metalworking and quenching fluids
  • Hydrogen combustion engines
Typical applications with polyalkylene glycol base stocks

 

Key Features & Benefits

What properties can our PAG base stocks offer for high performance industrial lubricants?

Performance features

  • Low coefficient of friction for increased energy efficiency
  • Inherent sludge solubility and water tolerance for clean and long-lasting operations
  • Very high viscosity index
  • High load capacity
  • Oxidation stability
  • High water tolerance
  • Very shear stable
  • Low temperature properties
  • Excellent heat transfer

Sustainability features

  • Strong environment-health-safety profile
  • Readily biodegradable PAGs available
  • Enable variety of eco-labels, e.g. EU Ecolabel
  • Fulfill EPA requirements defined under Vessel General Permit (VGP)
  • BREOX® BMBcert™ range provides significant CO2 savings

 

Discover our Polyalkylene Glycol Base Stocks Portfolio

As a world leading supplier for polyalkylene glycols (PAGs) for a broad range of applications, our BREOX®, PLURACOL® and PLURASAFE® PAG product range includes both linear and branched alkylene oxide polymers:

 

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