MyIndustryWorld Dispersions & Construction Additives

Dispersions and Construction Additives: Know-How for Our Customers’ Industries

Welcome to MyIndustryWorld! BASF is committed to understanding and meeting the unique needs of our customers with solutions for the manufacture of construction materials, architectural and paper coatings, adhesives, and fiber bonding solutions. We recognize the challenges faced when complying with environmental regulations, achieving optimal performance, driving innovation, and managing costs. That's why we’re here to help. Our comprehensive portfolio of high-quality raw materials includes dispersions and construction additives used in formulations in many specialized industries – construction, architectural and paper coatings, adhesives, fiber bonding, and others.

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With industry-leading technological expertise, we partner with our customers to provide high-performance dispersions and construction additives while optimizing cost-efficiency

Technical experts assist our customers with comprehensive, on-site coating technology and application support.
Application facilities expedite the development of new products and customer trials.
Our research and development team has an in-depth understanding of the entire value chain and develops innovations to fit ever-changing needs.
A global network of Verbund production plants provides customers around the world with our product technologies.
State-of-the-art procurement structures support a reliable supply while meeting high sustainability

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Our mission: enhancing our customer’s sustainability performance:

Energy-savings and reduced waste
Reduced greenhouse gas emissions using circular feedstock

High product-durability
Conversion from solvent to solventless and water-based technologies along with low VOC
Portfolio segmentation with a focus on sustainability
First-class product stewardship

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Dispersion production site at Durban site, South Africa

BASF expands dispersion production in Durban, South Africa for architectural coatings, construction and paper industries

BASF’s latest dispersion capacity expansion in South Africa strengthens supply reliability across the continent and accelerates access to high‑quality, innovation‑driven dispersions. Discover how the upgraded Durban site empowers customers in architectural coatings, construction, and paper applications with enhanced performance, faster support, and a future‑ready production network.

Advanced adhesive coating technology for acResin^©

Our acResin^© UV-curing acrylic hotmelt technology supports a wide range of adhesive applications. By selecting the right coating technology, you can boost performance even further and open the door to a wide range of applications. Find out how our decades of expertise and BASF’s unique Adhesive Coating Center can help you achieve adhesive properties tailored exactly to your needs.

OQEMA's visit to Ludwigshafen for onboarding training at BASF marks the beginning of a distribution partnership between the two companies in selected Central and Eastern European countries for construction and coating dispersions, as well as additives for paints and coatings.

New distribution partnership of BASF and OQEMA for paints and coatings in selected Central and Eastern European countries

New distribution partnership of BASF and OQEMA for dispersions for construction and architectural coatings and additives for paints & coatings in selected Central and South-Eastern European countries. Starting January 1, 2026, BASF and OQEMA will join forces to strengthen the supply of highquality dispersions and additives. Together they will offer tailored, performance driven solutions to help customers meet the evolving needs of the paints and coatings industry in the region.

The image shows the STEP2 unit featuring BASF upcycling solutions, positioned at the top level on the corner. The unit is shown with lights on, contrasting with a cloudy dark sky in the background. Credit: Zooey Braun

Upcycling solutions for interior design at NEST

Swiss innovation and research building NEST is all about bringing new sustainable technologies to the market, but faster. Upcycling solutions enabled by BASF binder technology are now part of the platform: a new unit features high-performance surface coverings from waste materials.

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The SLU Dream Team: Our latest SLU formulation combining Melflux® SELECT 6030 F and HyCon® R 3660 F

Versatility redefined through Hydration Control^™ Technology — enabling faster, stronger, and more sustainable SLU solutions.

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