mines love reclamation

"BASF believes environmental protection is one of the cornerstones of sustainable development,"

- Shane Porzio, Vice President, Global Kaolin Business Management.

In 2012, BASF Kaolin was awarded the top environmental honor for reclamation of mining land by the Georgia Mining Association. This award recognizes Kaolin's efforts to return mined lands to their natural state and marks the third time in five years that the BASF Middle Georgia Kaolin site has received the prestigious award.

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concrete loves strength

BASF's MetaMax® kaolin enables the bridge you drive to be extremely strong. It also helps keep the buildings you live in standing.

MetaMax ® is a highly reactive metakaolin product that exhibits pozzolanic properties which leads to the increased strength in concrete and cement-based products.

Kaolin for construction

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wires love stability

BASF calcined and surface treated kaolins increase the electrically efficiency and lifespan of wire and cable. With their high purity and functionality, they increase the performance and stability of the cable’s insulation. As a vital component in the polymeric insulation of the cable, BASF kaolins increase resistance to electricity, abrasion and moisture as well as improve strength and optical properties. This not only saves electricity, but increases the cable’s useful lifespan so costly replacement is needed less often. Because at BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future.

Kaolin for wire and cable

cars love clean air

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to drive along the highway without having to breathe in the fumes from heavy traffic?

Wonder no more. Thanks to specially engineered BASF kaolin used in the substrates of today’s latest catalyst and filter designs, you can always breathe easily.

All part of BASF’s mission to protect the environment and keep the world we live in as clean as possible.

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thermal printing loves heat

Whether filling your car’s gas tank at the local station, receiving a bank statement or buying a ski lift ticket, thermal reactive paper is used to generate a printed receipt, statement, or copy. BASF paper kaolin grades…. A high level of surface smoothness and wax absorption are also highly desirable for producing a quality print. Because at BASF, we create chemistry.

Kaolin for specialty paper

paper loves printing

Simply stated, paper is coated to improve print quality and reduce costs. Kaolin products are less expensive than fiber and other paper ingredients; hence lower costs. But functionally, paper is coated to improve smoothness, porosity, opacity, brightness, whiteness, ink receptivity and many other properties. BASF produces a number of products to enhance brightness and whiteness so the color of ink is maintained when applied to paper. BASF has a broad product portfolio to meet the papermakers’ and printers’ needs. Because at BASF, we create chemistry.

Kaolin for paper

packaging loves recycling

As a society, we certainly love our packaging. If it needs transporting, we will package it. Some packages are designed for aesthetics and some for functionality. One common element is that the package must ultimately be discarded at the end of its life. BASF Kaolin products play an important role in the sustainability of packaging from inception to end-of life. Kaolin helps make a package look attractive and imparts a surface which improves print quality, is easy to use in its design and manufacture of packaging and is simple in its disposal. Because at BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future.

Kaolin for packaging and board

magazines love lightweights

The lighter the better, that’s what a magazine would say if it could talk. Magazine papers tend to be produced at the lighter weights to maximize printing surface and minimize postal costs. BASF produces a wide range of coating kaolin products designed to meet the stringent functional requirements of containing high coating strength, high smoothness levels, while still being aesthetically pleasing. Because at BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future.

Kaolin for paper