BASF Builds World's Fastest Pilot Coating Facility
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- BASF and Pagendarm BTT GmbH announce the construction of an innovative adhesive pilot coating line in Ludwigshafen, Germany, that will have the ability to run at speeds unmatched anywhere in the world.
Scheduled to go on-stream early in 2003, the new line is designed for the coating application of BASF's Acronal[R] acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) emulsions that are marketed to the label and specialty tape industries. It will also have capabilities to apply other emulsion coatings. The new line will have the flexibility to utilize all current and new coating-head designs, including slot-die, curtain, gravure, reverse roll and rod.