MÜNSTER, Germany — BASF has started up a plant for coating foils on the company’s site in Münster, Germany. The Minister of Economics, Innovation, Digitalization and Energy of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Professor Andreas Pinkwart, and Münster’s Lord Mayor Markus Lewe were at the site to mark the start up. Innovative materials applied layer by layer in an ultra-thin coat give foils additional properties, thus functionalizing them. BASF developed the innovative coating technology and the first product – a barrier foil – within a very short time. These barrier foils protect items such as thin-film photovoltaics from harmful environmental stresses.
“For these foils, we have joined forces with international partners to develop new applications and are also considering functions beyond barriers,” explained Jörg Lenz, head of the Beyond Paint business unit.