BASF offers overview of Elastoskin polyurethane system
21 Feb '06
3 min read
“The technology is a very cost-competitive option for producing high-quality skins for automotive interiors and other applications, and it makes it easy and practical to create multi-tone, soft-touch interior surfaces with no added material costs and no additional cycle times,” Green said.
“Unlike other soft-skin materials typically formed via slush- or vacuum-formed processes, Elastoskin is an aromatic, isocyanates-based polyurethane elastomer that is applied by either spray or reaction injection molding.”
Green added that because the Elastoskin polyurethane system is a thermoset plastic, automotive skins made from it are resistant to cracking and retain their soft, leather-like feel over a wide temperature range without requiring plasticizers, which are common sources of VOCs (volatile organic compounds) that cause fogging in automotive interiors.
Headquartered in New Jersey, BASF Corporation is the North American affiliate of BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
Rated in FORTUNE magazine as America's Most Admired Chemical Company, they employ about 10,000 people in North America and had sales of approximately $11 billion in 2004.
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