Sustainability is a key element in the new urbanization plan (2014-2020) issued by the Chinese government. It covers a wide range of topics related to urbanization, from municipal waste water treatment and waste classification to boosting the percentage of green buildings as well as percentage of cities that meet the national air quality standards. “In all these areas, chemistry will be an enabler and BASF has been developing smart solutions in collaboration with our customers and partners to support growing urbanization in China,” says Albert Heuser, President, Greater China and Functions Asia Pacific, BASF.

 

Building energy efficiency

 

BASF will showcase the first co-extruded PVC-PBT window profile made with low melting point PBT Ultradur® co-developed with Shide Group. It aims to meet the market need for an energy efficient alternative and an efficient optimized one-step production process. This window profile is also a showcase of innovation developed in Asia for Asia and global markets. In fact, it was the first patent application for engineering plastics 5 months after the opening of the Innovation Campus.  

 

Mobile emissions control and fuel efficiency

 

As the global leader in mobile emissions catalysts, BASF will also showcase its expertise in innovative emissions control solutions on meeting increasingly stringent emissions requirements for light and heavy duty vehicles, such as FWCTM four-way conversion catalyst for gasoline engines that combines the functionality of a TWC catalyst with a filter to remove all four pollutants, - carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons (HC), and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and particulate matter (PM), and BASF’s patented SCRoF TM technology that combines SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) with a diesel particulate filter to control NOx and PM from diesel engines on a single substrate, as well as PremAir® direct ozone reduction catalysts, which is the first commercial product that destroys harmful ground-level ozone already in the air and converts it into oxygen.

 

BASF will also showcase a range of automotive lightweight solutions that help to enhance fuel efficiency, such as the first all-plastic wheel suitable for high-volume production used in the concept car smart forvision jointly developed by BASF and Daimler AG as well as solutions for lightweight car seat.

 

Waste management

 

Composting helps to improve soil quality, treat loss of arable land and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The compostable and biodegradable bags made of BASF’s certified ecovio® biopolymers enable source-separated organic waste to be sent directly to the industrial composting site for conversion into compost without separating the bags from the waste.

 

Water treatment

 

High cationic polyacrylamides flocculent: Zetag® produced by BASF’s Nanjing site can dewater sludge effectively. For example, BASF has strategic cooperation agreement with Beijing Drainage Group to provide solutions for 98% of Beijing’s sanitary sewage.

 

Inge, part of BASF, is one of the world's leading providers of ultrafiltration technology, a membrane process used to treat drinking water, process water, wastewater and sea water. Inge has contributed to numerous projects in China, including water treatment at chemical parks, drinking water at airports and sea water treatment.