BASF Ethylene Glycols are often used in coolants and antifreeze agents as well as in de-icing products as there melting point is below the one of water.

Glycols are basic materials used in a wide variety of products. Monoethylene glycol (MEG), for example, is a key raw material for the well-known BASF engine coolant Glysantin?. BASF' s customers also need MEG to manufacture functional sports and casual wear from polyester fibers or to produce polyester resins. Most consumers are familiar with lightweight PET bottles - here too, MEG is one of the main components.

Thanks to their specific properties, propylene glycols (PG) can be found in a very wide range of applications. For example, they are used in technical applications as heat-transfer fluids or antifreeze agents, as components for manufacturing fire-resistant brake and hydraulic fluids and as a raw material for airplane de-icing agents.

For more stringent requirements, such as those in the cosmetics industry, 1,2-Propylene Glycol USP can be produced in high-purity odorless quality. This opens up other fields of applications in the food and feed industry, the aroma and fragrancechemicals sector and the pharmaceutical industry.