BASF
Ultradur grades contain up to 30% recycled PET / Compounds target structural automotive applications
— By Plasteurope.com staff —
German chemicals producer BASF (Ludwigshafen; www.basf.com) has expanded its Ultradur engineering plastics portfolio with new glass fibre-reinforced PBT/PET compounds containing up to 30% post-consumer recycled PET. The new grades, marketed under the Ultradur RC1 designation, are intended primarily for structural automotive applications.
German chemicals producer BASF (Ludwigshafen; www.basf.com) has expanded its Ultradur engineering plastics portfolio with new glass fibre-reinforced PBT/PET compounds containing up to 30% post-consumer recycled PET. The new grades, marketed under the Ultradur RC1 designation, are intended primarily for structural automotive applications.
 BASF’s new Ultradur RC1 compounds contain up to 30% post-consumer recycled PET (Photo: BASF) |
According to BASF, the compounds have been developed to offer mechanical properties and processing characteristics comparable to those of conventional grades made from virgin raw materials.
Available with different levels of glass fibre reinforcement, they are suitable for applications including brackets, housings, structural components, and connectors.
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The recycled PET is sourced from packaging waste that does not compete with established bottle-to-bottle recycling streams and would otherwise often be used for energy recovery, BASF said.
The company added that the new compounds could help automotive manufacturers and suppliers reduce their Scope 3.1 emissions and meet evolving regulatory requirements for recycled content in plastic components. No quantitative emissions savings were disclosed.
28.10.2026 Plasteurope.com [261250-0]
Published on 28.10.2026