BASF makes materials with people in mind
BASF
has a long history in pharmaceutical and personal care, and
inorganic materials are no exception. The quality and performance of the
ingredients are of the utmost importance, along with the support that BASF provides to customers in those segments.
Examples of applications include:
Sodium Nitrate
- Intermediate in the production of azo dyes, diazo compounds, nitroso and isonitroso (oxime) compounds
Ammonium Chloride
- Adjuvant
- Hair care, as a thickening agent
Hydrosulfite F
- Reaction partner for production of pharmaceutical products and plastics (polycarbonates) and as an anti-oxidization agent
Sodium Metabisulfite and Sodium Bisulfite
- Reducing agent, for purifying isolating aldehydes and ketones, and destroying waste bromine
- Production of surfactants for personal care products
Sodium Methylate
- Manufacture of APIs (for antibiotics, antithrombotic, pain killers, heart diseases, HIV, cancer, and others)
Vitamin A, B1, B5, non-ionic surfactants
Fragrances for fruity to meaty odors or lavender and flowery odors
Sodium Ethylate
- Main catalyst in production of omega 3 fatty acids and concentrates
- Fragrances for brandy-like odors
Ferric Chloride
- Selective catalyst in many Friedel-Crafts reactions during the synthesis of pharmaceutical chemicals
Ammonium Carbonate
- Foaming agent in shampoo
- Smelling salts
Ammonium Bicarbonate
- pH -value regulator for cosmetics