BASF expands HALS and NOR HALS capacities
BASF expands its production capacities for both standard and NOR HALS products, supporting the growing global demand for high-performance plastics and ensure reliable supply of proven, future ready technologies.
With the advanced NOR HALS platform, BASF addresses key megatrends in the use of plastics: rising UV radiation, increasingly unpredictable weather conditions, and stricter environmental regulations.
NOR HALS solutions provide long shelf life even under intense sunlight and acidic conditions, reduce plastic accumulation in soil through easier recollection and fewer film breakages.
These trends are driving demand for materials that deliver longer service life, higher durability, and improved sustainability.
Supporting food production across diverse climate in China
BASF’s NOR HALS technology provides industry-leading resistance to high UV exposure, elevated temperatures, sulfur-based products that create acidic microclimates, and increasingly harsh pesticides.
These advantages are especially significant in China, where greenhouse, mulch, tunnel, silage, and balewrap films are essential to sustaining food production across diverse climate zones.
BASF’s NOR HALS platform provides long shelf life even under intense sunlight and acidic conditions, reduces plastic accumulation in soil through easier recollection and fewer film breakages, and boosts farmer productivity by minimizing the need for frequent film replacement.
By maintaining optical clarity and structural integrity, the technology ensures consistent light transmission – a critical factor for maximizing yields in Chinese greenhouse operations. At the same time, extended durability and reduced material requirements support China’s growing sustainability ambitions and its continued leadership in plasticulture.
Producers benefit from the ability to manufacture thinner films without compromising strength or longevity, ensuring stable performance across multiple seasons while lowering material use and environmental impact.
To further promote safety and production efficiency, BASF offers its NOR solutions in AR form, which significantly reduces dust formation during handling and processing. This approach enables cleaner working environments, simplifies dosing and masterbatch production.
