Personal Care & Hygiene
Superabsorbent Polymers EMEA
Superabsorbent polymers - The Key to Locking in Liquids
Superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) may look like simple white particles, but their performance is extraordinary. They absorb and retain large quantities of liquid - such as urine. Even under pressure, the liquid not only continues to be absorbed but also locked up inside these particles.
Engineered for High Performance:
BASF´s Superabsorbents are designed with different primary properties:
- Capacity: ensuring the ability to absorb large amounts of fluid
- Absorption against pressure: retaining fluid under load
- Absorption speed: for fast liquid uptake
- Permeability: allowing liquid transfer through a swollen layer of gel
SAPs are a key component of Absorbent Hygiene Products (AHPs) like Baby Diapers or Adult Incontinence Products, ensuring that urine is locked up safely, keeping the skin and clothes dry and clean. Today’s AHPs are high-tech products, which have become even more comfortable, thinner and absorbent over the years - thanks to innovations like HySorb® and SAVIVA® from BASF.
Our Product Portfolio
BASF offers two advanced product lines that enable manufacturers to create high-preformance hygiene articles with versatile designs. Our HySorb® and SAVIVA® brands provide a diverse range of options specifically designed for manufacturers of AHPs, ensuring they have the flexibility and innovation needed to meet the demands of the market. Does the design of your AHP have a high fluff ratio? Is it fluff-less? Does it have channels? Do you need an SAP with odour control? We’ve got a solution for you.
Product Safety Commitment
Safety and reliability are our top priorities. Every product undergoes a comprehensive safety assessment that exceeds the requirements of applicable regulatory standards. Our SAPs are selected based on stringent quality criteria, and the manufacturing process is governed by rigorous quality control systems to uphold exceptional hygiene standards. Our production is ISO certified with three different standards: ISO 90001 (Quality), ISO 50001 (Energy) and ISO 14001 (Environment).
Our commitment ensures high-performance solutions that our customers can trust.
HySorb® - Proven Performance
HySorb® provides tailored superabsorbent solutions for your diaper needs from our global production network.
Different diapers require different absorbent cores, and the materials are tailored toward the respective applications like Baby Diapers, Adult Incontinence Products and Feminine Care Products.
With the right balance of primary properties, HySorb® Superabsorbents help to reduce the risk of leakage by effectively absorbing, distributing and retaining urine in the diaper core, even under pressure. This ensures the skin stays dry and healthy.
From high-fluff to fluff-free diapers, our HySorb® portfolio offers the right solution for all kinds of designs.
SAVIVA® - Setting New Standards
SAVIVA® is a unique innovation for Superabsorbents based on our pioneering droplet polymerization technology. This process results in a round-shaped product providing superior capacity in combination with high gel strength and acquisition speed. It creates a new standard for today’s diaper performance with high SAP dosing reduction potential, optimal wearer comfort and excellent long-term skin dryness.
Hygiene applications
Learn more about our products in your hygiene applications.
Sustainability
Absorbing Sustainability, Transforming Tomorrow.
BASF is committed to driving sustainability in the hygiene industry. Through renewable energy and our biomass balance approach in our production process, we help customers to meet their sustainability goals and contribute to a greener future.
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