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BASF, the world’s leading chemical company, supplies the products of its 14 operating divisions to business partners in over 200 countries - helping customers in almost all industries to be more successful.
For the construction industry, BASF supplies innovative and traditional raw materials, and selected finished products. In partnership with customers, it offers innovative, competent and reliable solutions for comfortable, energy efficient buildings, which are effective both in hot and cold climates.
Building A Sustainable Future - Show houses in Germany, France, Italy, the United States and Korea, and another shortly being built in the UK, demonstrate that simple, cost efficient devices can lead to more comfort, less consumption, savings in energy costs, and reduced emissions of carbon dioxide.
These houses feature a range of BASF’s energy efficient, including the innovative insulation foam Neopor®, which can be used in the restoration of old buildings and for new construction. Several companies now use Neopor to produce insulating concrete formwork (ICF).
For many decades, Styropor® has been the renowned brand name for efficient thermal insulation. But even a classic can evolve. Using a new, innovative technology, BASF has developed Neopor®, a foam that has significantly improved thermal insulation capacity compared to the already outstanding thermal insulation properties of Styropor® rigid foams.
Foams made of Neopor® are silver-grey because they contain graphite, which considerably enhances the insulating capacity. With Neopor® BASF has managed for the first time to virtually neutralise the effect of heat radiation by means of infrared absorbers or infrared reflectors. As a result, a considerably better insulation effect can be achieved even with very low density levels.
BASF manufactures Neopor® in the form of polystyrene granules that are expandable because they contain a blowing agent. Processing companies convert these granules into silver-gray foamed blocks, panels or moulded parts, using conventional EPS machines. The foam manufacturers can save up to 50% raw material for the same lambda value and installers can work with panels that are 50% lighter in weight or up to 20% thinner.
Relius External Render Systems for ICF
ICF’s are becoming increasingly popular for many projects due to the speed of construction, energy saving benefits, design versatility and sustainability. Relius Render Systems are ideal for application to ICF structures.
Features and Benefits
- Cement based, polymer modified, reinforcement layer incorporating fibreglass mesh for increased crack resistance
- Relius Silicone and Acrylic based finishing renders do not require over painting. They are vapour permeable yet weather resistant
- Relius Silicone and Acrylic renders are supplied with Relius Algosilan fungicide. Delays the onset of algae growth on finishing renders
- Relius Express grade silicone render allows application of finishing layer in temperatures from +10C
- Relius Silicone and Acrylic renders are available in over 500 colours
- Other render materials available for detailing and features
- Relius render systems have been applied to EPS substrates for over 30 years and offer proven performance with many millions of square metres completed
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BASF Coatings
Albany House
Swinton Hall Road
Swinton
Manchester
M27 4DT
Tel: 0161 794 7411
Fax: 0126 433 3433
Email: graham.barrett@basf.com
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Relius External Render Systems for ICF
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