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Showcasing the latest innovative paving technology

BASF

oin BASF’s Performance Materials innovative technology, Elastopave®, helps Elastopave® can absorb an estimated 4,000
Team in partnership with Technical solves these problems. Elastopave® is a litres of water per hour per square metre.
JFinishes at the 2022 Big 5 Construct polymer composite which is mixed with “BASF together with Technical Finishes
Southern Africa Exhibition. gravel or stones. The high proportion has successfully completed a 500m2
• Visit BASF at Booth 605, Hall 5 of stones of various sizes creates more project at a local primary school, where
at The Big 5 Construct Southern interconnected voids that allows water Elastopave® was installed to transform
Africa exhibition taking place from to percolate more effectively, meaning the playground area of the school. One
June 07 – 09, 2022 at the Gallagher greater water-permeability compared of the aims of this project was to inspire
Convention Centre, Midrand. to a sealed surface”. said Sunneal Shah, future leaders, showing them how
• BASF’s Performance Materials Team Sales Team Leader at BASF Performance chemistry benefits the community and
will showcase its latest innovations Materials. how products like Elastopave® provide
and new concepts on smart paving Elastopave® is not only suitable for sustainable paving solutions. With the
solutions. walkways and driveways, but also for completion of the project, the children
• Elastopave® – water-permeable, many applications where crushed stones now have a safe, beautiful area to play in”,
strong, and ecofriendly or gravel need firm bonding and in urban said Ian Harisson, Managing Director for
design, such as park surfaces, sidewalks, Technical Finishes. dw
Johannesburg Gauteng, South Africa, indoor stone carpeting and outdoor
02 June 2022 – The BASF Performance furniture. It is quick and simple to install www.plastics-rubber.basf.com/emea/
Materials business division in partnership and requires only simple, readily available en/performance_polymers/products/
with Technical Finishes, will participate equipment. Public spaces paved with elastopave.html
at the Big 5 Construct Southern Africa
exhibition taking place from June 07 – 09,
2022. The exhibition is one of the most
influential events for Southern Africa’s
construction industry.
With an ever-growing population, cities
and governments face extreme pressures
to ensure city infrastructure not only
caters to the needs of the populations,
but is also suitably adapted, modern
and above all sustainable. “BASF’s latest

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