BASF Specialty Polyamide Wins German Innovation Award
LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany — BASF’s specialty polyamide Ultramid® Deep Gloss has been awarded the German Innovation Award 2018 in the “Materials and Surfaces” category. The award is presented by the German Design Council to recognize products from different industries that offer additional benefits compared to previous solutions. Introduced on the market at the end of 2017, Ultramid Deep Gloss combines the chemical resistance of semi-crystalline polyamides with the high gloss and depth of view of amorphous plastics. It is particularly suitable for automotive interior components that are high gloss and yet at the same time resistant without coating.
Components made of Ultramid Deep Gloss have a piano-black, high-gloss surface that for the first time does not require an additional protective coating. The specialty polyamide can be used to make UV-, scratch- and chemically-resistant high-gloss surfaces with an interplay of light and shadow. It allows designers to realize unusual textures — such as ripples, waves, hammer finish, lines and diamonds with a piano-black look, or structure surfaces with haptic design elements — into an integrated, functional design for the autonomous driving concepts of the future.