BASF showcases innovative solutions at Intersolar North America, booth 5447

FLORHAM PARK, N.J., July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BASF will showcase its portfolio of innovative solutions for the solar industry at Intersolar North America, July 10–12, 2012, at the Moscone Center, San Francisco, California.

In addition to products and solutions that allow efficient production and enhanced performance of photovoltaic modules and solar thermal products, BASF experts will be on hand to discuss the company's solutions for the entire value chain for solar cells, as well as new development opportunities.

BASF solutions for light stabilization for film manufacturing and framing and support components

Tinuvin^® 1600 is a high performance ultraviolet (UV) light absorber for transparent outdoor thin section applications. The product's outstanding UV absorption capacity makes it ideal to enable biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate films to become a key component for photovoltaics (PV) and other solar power devices. With Tinuvin 1600, PET films are now a viable alternative for PV, getting the industry closer to grid parity by making solar energy more cost effective.

Tinuvin 1600 helps to extend the durability and life expectancy of products under intense exposure to UV light. Specifically, the high-performance and light-stable UV-filter is perfectly suited to long-term outdoor use for up to 25 years or more.  Tinuvin 1600 belongs to the class of triazines and exhibits very low volatility, excellent thermal stability and good substrate compatibility in a variety of polymeric resins, which also makes it ideal for PMMA/PC films and laminations for solar power applications.

To learn more about the BASF's expertise in solar, please visit www.basf.us/solar.

BASF – The Chemical Company
BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has more than 16,000 employees in North America, and had sales of $20 billion in 2011. For more information about BASF's North American operations, visit www.basf.us.

BASF is the world's leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas. We combine economic success, social responsibility and environmental protection. Through science and innovation we enable our customers in almost all industries to meet the current and future needs of society. Our products and system solutions contribute to conserving resources, ensuring healthy food and nutrition and helping to improve the quality of life. We have summed up this contribution in our corporate purpose: We create chemistry for a sustainable future. BASF posted sales of about euro 73.5 billion in 2011 and had more than 111,000 employees as of the end of the year. Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.

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