BASF Highlights Recycled PBT with Post-Consumer PET at Fakuma
BASF highlights Ultradur RC PBT grades with up to 30% post-consumer PET for automotive uses. The questions buyers should ask beyond recycled-content percentages.
By PlasticParts Hub Editorial TeamPlasticParts HubRecycled PBT is part of BASF’s Fakuma 2026 agenda, with the company highlighting new Ultradur RC grades containing up to 30% post-consumer PET for automotive applications.
The September 17 preview also includes Elastollan RC thermoplastic polyurethane using post-industrial and post-consumer sources. Separately, BASF says its High Productivity Plus engineering-plastics portfolio will expand to include additional flame-retardant materials and PA66 grades. The announcement does not mean every material discussed combines all of those attributes. Read BASF’s Fakuma preview.
Editorial analysis: turn the headline into a purchasing specification
The useful follow-up to a recycled-content percentage is a request for a named grade and the documents needed to evaluate it for a particular component.
We would separate that discussion into three questions.
First, what exactly is being supplied? Ask for the grade designation, technical data sheet and an explanation of how the declared post-consumer content is established. Do not substitute a broad product-family claim for the specification attached to a delivery.
Second, what must the finished part do? Define the acceptance criteria before comparing materials: dimensions, operating conditions, appearance and any application-specific tests required by the customer. A resin’s sustainability positioning does not itself answer those questions.
