Addition to BASF’s portfolio for low-VOC foam solutions

09/12/2025

Chemicals group BASF has added an amine catalyst called Lupragen N 208, to its portfolio of products for the production of polyurethane foams.

As a reactive catalyst, Lupragen N 208 is integrated into the PU polymer network during foam production. This means it cannot “escape from the foam afterwards” BASF has said. This prevents the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

“We are responding to an increasing demand for low-VOC solutions from our customers,” said the company’s product manager for PU catalysts and intermediates in Europe, Gereon Altenhoff.