MUMBAI, India -- BASF will present a wide range of chemical intermediates for applications in the pharmaceutical, agrochemical, paint and coatings and other industries at Chemspec India. Themed "We Create Chemistry", BASFs booth will exhibit specialty chemicals, intermediates and system solutions from across the globe.

Commenting about BASFs participation in Chemspec, Mr. Prasad Chandran, Chairman BASF Companies in India and Head South Asia, said, "BASF has a long association with India and a strong customer focus. With the many industries we serve, we will continue to move closer to customers and contribute to their success."

"With an array of over 600 products in our intermediates portfolio, combined with BASFs world class technology and experience, we will continue to develop products and solutions which provide a competitive edge to our customers," said Mr. Vivek Bapat, Business Director, BASF Intermediates in India.

BASF highlights at Chemspec India 2011

Propionic Acid

Propionic Acid is mainly used in food, feed, and grain preservation. It is also widely used in the production of pharmaceuticals, crop protection agents, solvents, and plastics. BASF is a leading supplier of Propionic Acid with production facilities at its integrated sites globally.

PolyTHF

BASFs PolyTHF is an important intermediate in the manufacturing of Spandex fibers and Thermoplastic & Cast Polyurethane Elastomers for highly abrasion-resistant and flexible hoses, films and cable sheathings, skateboard wheels and inline skates. BASF produces PolyTHF from a worldwide production network spanning Asia, North America region and Europe.

Baxxodur

Under the Baxxodur brand, BASF sells a broad range of curing agents for professional epoxy resin processing. BASF has many years of expertise in this area and produces the worlds most comprehensive portfolio of amine-based curing agents. Major applications of Baxxodur products are composites, construction chemicals and adhesives. BASF also offers ready-to-use customized Baxxodur systems for producing epoxy-based composite parts for the rotor blades for the wind energy industry. Each system consists of a carefully designed Baxxodur curing-agent formulation and the appropriate epoxy-resin formulation called Baxxores.

Chipros

Chiral molecules - ChiPros & specialties

BASF has a broad range of intermediates portfolio to offer for the pharmaceutical industry. This includes chiral and chiral products, building blocks and specialty intermediates. Under the ChiPros brand, BASF provides its customers an extensive range of chiral amines (such as R- and S-phenyl ethylamine) amino alcohols, aromatic and aliphatic alpha-hydroxy acids and epoxides.