BASF SE : Sporting excellence with BASF products – 4

  • BASF construction chemicals for infrastructure
    and stadiums in host countries

  • Functional sportswear made of BASF synthetics and
    fiber precursors

  • Vitamins keep top athletes fit and healthy

Ludwigshafen, Germany – May 30, 2012 – Many BASF
products and solutions come into play at major sporting
events. Examples range from infrastructure projects in host
countries to sporting apparel and nutrition for
athletes.

Preparations in Poland and Ukraine – the hosts of
this year’s European soccer championship – are nearing
completion. A large number of BASF construction chemicals
have been used in the various construction projects,
including concrete admixtures, protective coatings and
thermal insulation systems, for example for building and
repairing streets and bridges. Major road construction
works involving the use of BASF concrete admixtures include
the extension of Polish freeways 1, 2 and 4, national route
S7 and the construction of the North Bridge over the
Vistula River in Warsaw.

Supporters will be flying in from all over the world
to support their teams, so it’s not just the roads that
need to brave the onslaught of soccer fans. Emaco® repair
mortar and Masterseal® coatings were used in the
construction of a new terminal at Boryspil Airport near
Kyiv, Ukraine, for instance. Stadiums, hotels, training
centers and catering facilities have been newly built or
expanded. BASF concrete admixtures allow for shorter
construction times coupled with maximum concrete quality
and stability.

Outstanding stadium architecture calls for
exceptionally high quality products. Conventional thermal
insulation poses problems because of the buildings’
exterior form. That is why BASF’s Multitherm HSV®
insulation system was chosen for the national stadium in
Warsaw, Poland. The product insulates the stadium from the
interior rather than from the exterior (the conventional
method) for maximum energy efficiency. Other parts of
Polish and Ukrainian soccer stadiums containing BASF
solutions include the flooring systems and playing
surfaces. BASF products were used for caulking the
grandstands and foundations of Warsaw’s National Stadium
and the stadium in Poznan, western Poland.
Pozzolith® 100 concrete admixture and Conipur® M
sports surface were used for conversion of the Olympic
Stadium in Kyiv.

The althletes wear high-tech solutions right next to
their skin. Soccer shoes are composed of more than 30
different parts. A key component is Elastollan®, a
specialty polyurethane supplied by BASF Polyurethanes. It
is used in soles, toe guards, stiffener and absorption
elements and helps to make shoes more flexible, lightweight
and sturdy. Sporting apparel such as soccer shirts contain
an intermediate called PolyTHF®, an important component of
stretchy elastane or spandex fibers. BASF also produces
components for functional textiles including thermoplastic
polyurethanes (TPU) for breathable sports and leisure
textiles and Ultramid®, a polyamide with a light protection
factor of up to 80 to block out the sun’s rays.

After the game is before the game, so the players
have to take care of their health continuously. BASF
vitamin supplements in fruit beverages and sodas contribute
toward a balanced diet. Vitamins such as vitamin E
scavenge the free radicals that proliferate in the muscles
during strenuous exercise. B-vitamins have an essential
function in carbohydrate, protein and lipid metabolism and
are needed in the body to deliver energy for the heart,
circulation and muscles. Vitamin D is good for bones and
plays a large part in keeping muscles performing at their
best.

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