Wyandotte, Michigan – BASF opened a development centre for its thermoplastic polyurethane materials here at the end of October.
Although it is located in Michigan, the site is open to BASF customers from around the world. Customers can formulate and test their own products at the site.
Cutting the ribbon: (l) Greg Pflum, VP and GM Midwest Hub, Anne Shim, director of new markets and product development, and (r) Alisha Klekamp, business director, Industrial, Performance Materials NA.
It features a range of pilot scale equipment which enables clients to make flat-die sheet and films as well as cable tubing and jackets.
Nabarun Roy is head of product development for TPU in North America. He said that the site also has coextrusion equipment 'that offers customers everything they need' at a pilot scale.
Gulay Serhatkulu is Performance Materials in North America. She said: 'This facility will give us the opportunity to elevate our innovation capability for TPU.'
