50 Years of Palusol® History

BASF SE | Ludwigshafen | Andreas Bolz | Performance Material

Once Upon A TimeAge of the foaming plastics

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Aug 1960

flexible plastic Foaming

Bubbles

Rigid Foam Foam starts

melting

Heat Transfer Resistance

Product Development and First Patent

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Aug 1960

Method of the manufacture of water and fibrous

particles containing moldings made of Alkali Silicates

1,9 mm

12 mm

First Small & Large Scale Fire TestsFire tests confirmed the usability of the intumescent product

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1961

Foundation of PALUSOL GmbHEpoxy resin coating was developed 1966

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1963 - 1966

1963 Foundation of PALUSOL GmbH

Joint Venture with St.Gobain

PAris

LUdwigshafener

ISOLliergesellschaft

Research & Development BASF AG,

Sales St. Gobain

Technical problems and discrepancies in

sales activities led to a liquidation of the

GmbH 1964

BASF developed Jan 1966 an impermeable

coating to protect the panels against

moisture and carbon dioxide

New Plant Site LimburgerhofStart of manual production and first sales

Furnace facilities installed

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1966 - 1970

Semi-automated manufacturing process

Market DevelopmentBASF started sales initiatives in all regions

Press conference LU 1972 – Fire test in USA

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1972

Market DevelopmentEndurance are required for fire tests

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1972

Since 1970 Palusol is

an official sales

product of BASF

Since 1972 2 types of

Palusol 100 (white) &

210 (black) available

Up to 1975 sales

behind expectations

due to low legal

regulations

Since 1977 more

stringent requirements

for fire doors

External Quality Inspection and First

German DIBt Approval

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1977

Relocation to Frankenthal Sitewithout fire testing equipment

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Production Site in Frankenthal had been a

wooden barrel factory since approx. 1906

1979

Industrial Application DevelopmentsPipe Seals, Ventilation Grilles, Steel Doors

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1980

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Industrial Application DevelopmentsPipe seals and steel door fire tests

1980

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1986

Wooden Door Applications

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25th Anniversary of Palusolwith interesting Lectures

1991

European fire protection systems in the future, Wolfram Becker, BASF AG

Wooden Fire Doors, Heinz Kraus, Schörghuber GmbH

Steel Fire Doors, Walter Ulrich, Hörmann KG Freisen

Requirements from the building code, Theo Schröders, Schröders GmbH

Sealings of ventilation ducts and pipes, Peter Kuhn, Rolf Kuhn GmbH

Cable box as fire-stop for cable ducts, Reinhold Drosselmeyer, FST GmbH

Successful Innovation Palusol SWBenefits of using

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Prefabricated thin-walled (1¾’’) door cores ensure

reliable resistance to fire up to 90 min

Wide variety of products and certified wooden fire

door assemblies available

High degree of freedom in designing the doors &

frames individually

Saving of costly and time consuming certification

process steps

Licensing by BASF SE

HDFs are FSC® certified

2005

Over 50 Certified Fire Door AssembliesLicensed by BASF SE

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2005 2016

Palusol – on a European Scale

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Jan 2017

European Technical Approval (ETA) is now available and will start as of 1st January 2017

Public RelationSuccessful market communication supports customers by

promoting Palusol since many years

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Palusol Standard Palusol SW Palusol Gesamt

Continuous Growth Over Last 50 Years

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Palusol Arising Growing PhaseSmart

innovations

2016: 15 Mio m²

2006: 11 Mio m²

1996: 7 Mio m²

1986: 3,5 Mio m²

1976: 0,5 Mio m²

Growing Graphite &

Phosphate Competition

BASF Business in Passive Fire ProtectionClose cooperation with other BASF divisions

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KBS Cable coating

Perimeter sealing of doors

with Palusol/ Exterdens

Lock/Hinge encapsulation

with Interdens

Metal fire door frames with

Palusol/ Exterdens

Fire door cores

with Palusol SW

Penetration sealing with

Palusol/KBS/Barraflame

Perimeter sealing of

glazings with Palusol

Fire-extinguishing

Agents Pyrosal/ Metasal

Safes/Safefty cabinets with

Palusol/Exterdens

Ventilation Grills with

Palusol

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Thanks for your trustful partnership !

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Many Thanks For Your Attention !

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