SLENTITE®: Successful piloting of new high- performance insulation material

- First customer projects started with cooperation partners
- SLENTITE® – the heavy-duty panel made of a PU aerogel

SLENTITE®, BASF’s new high-performance insulation material, is now entering its market preparation phase. After the commissioning of the pilot plant for the production of sample quantities in June 2015, the production process for the novel PU aerogel has advanced to the next level. In March 2016, SLENTITE was exhibited for the first time in an application of a cooperation partner. At “Frontale”, the biggest European trade show for window construction, doors and facades in Nürnberg, possible applications were presented in two Beck+Heun products.

Customized climate management for energy upgrades 
In the design and construction sectors, the properties of SLENTITE are opening up totally new potential. The innovative material based on a polyurethane (PU) aerogel is manufactured as a heavy-duty panel displaying exceptional insulation performance. Owing to its open-porous structure, the material provides moisture regulation and thus contributes to a pleasant interior climate: Customized climate management with the new high-performance insulation material. SLENTITE delivers an optimal package of all the key properties of an efficient and futuristic insulation material for new buildings and for the energy upgrade of existing ones. Inserted between the window frame and the masonry, SLENTITE makes window modernization even more attractive. The PU aerogel can be installed as thermal insulation wedges between walls and windows indoors and outdoors, regardless of the window frame material. “We now have the chance to eliminate thermal weak points in the building envelope, prevent damage, and enhance interior comfort,” says Dr. Marc Fricke, SLENTITE Project Manager at BASF Polyurethanes.

Constructing Tomorrow: Superlative insulation values for the buildings of the future
Architects, designers, and clients are constantly on the lookout for new materials that insulate buildings efficiently and also open up scope for creativity. At the same time, materials have to meet high standards of sustainability, resource efficiency and interior climate – in new and modernized buildings. This is where SLENTITE delivers further product improvements. Jesper Bjerregaard, Director Marketing Construction and responsible for the SLENTITE market launch, is convinced of the success of the new product: “With our new high- performance insulation material, we can offer the market a variety of possible solutions for the challenges of the future. In the construction sector there is big demand for innovative approaches, novel construction materials, and above all sustainable strategies for residential interiors. With SLENTITE we can meet the requirements for forward-looking architecture and infrastructure.”
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