Ice is CoolPU is CoolerDistrict cooling with PU insulation made of Elastopor® H

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District coolingis always achallenge! Butwith the pipeinsulating material Elasto-por H it’s cheerchild’s play.With ElastoporH you save bigmoney, everyminute of theday – fordecades.

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Lasting reliability

I f we need to protect ourselves fromthe cold, we simply put on another lay-er. I f , however, we want to keep out theheat, ›we are l ike babes in the wood‹,or we would be without properly func-tioning distr ict cool ing pipes.

Perfect thermal insulation inside thepipe system is key to perfect cool ing inhot environments. Only the best andmost tr ied materials accomplish thisdiff icult task on a long-term basis. Onesuch insulation material is made ofpolyurethane by Elastogran. Day in dayout i t remains cool for decades tocome, ensuring pleasantly cool watereven for the most remote end-user.

Excellent insulation values

With its unbeaten thermal conductivityvalue of 0.022 W/(m*K), the compre-hensive portfol io of Elastogran’s pipeinsulation material Elastopor H has

made a name for i tself al l over theworld. From Greenland to Cape Horn,PU insulation made by Elastogran hasbeen f ield tested on al l continents: fordistr ict cool ing, distr ict heating and oi lpipel ines.

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Around the globe, pipe insulation manufacturers appreciate the rel iabi l i tyand quality associated with Elastogranand its products.

As long as their customers cannotoverheat, pipe manufacturers can alsokeep their cool. The solution is simple:only use the best insulation materialsavai lable, best of al l , use Elastopor Hby Elastogran.

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Elastogran’s rigid foam PU/PIR systems for pipe insulation

Application Foam specification Blowing agent Process

Rigid pipes PU, max. 161°C/30 years Pentane DiscontiEN 253 Water Conti

R 141b SprayLance

Rigid pipes PIR, max. 180°C/10 years Pentane Sprayand 175° C/30 years Disconti

Rigid pipes PU, flame retardent Water Disconti120°C/30 years (EN 253)

Flexible pipes PU Pentane DiscontiWater ContiR 141b

Flexible pipes PIR, high temperature Pentane ContiWater

Offshore oil PU, density 80 to 450 kg/m3 Water Discontipipelines Spray

Rigid pipe

Flexible pipe

Offshore pipe

Elastopor H:

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Elastogran is made in Germany

� Leading supplier of high-tempera-ture systems for pipe systems forover 30 years

� Init iator and patent owner of innova-tive processes, blowing agents andPU foams

� Fully-equipped technical lab for al lkinds of tr ials

� Test devices for many key systemproperties

� Reliabi l i ty, del ivery rel iabi l i ty, punc-tual i ty

� Comprehensive service� Product guarantees for up to 30 years� German engineering� World-wide operations� Local distr ibution partners (we speak

your language)� BASF subsidiary

Elastogran pipe insulation: it’s allyou need

� High-tech chemistry and� Easy processing

You can put your trust in Elastogran

� Simply the best� Reliabi l i ty-tested on our own pi lot

plant� Elastogran products are ful ly devel-

oped and thoroughly tr ied and tested

� Elastogran: 100 % delivery rel iabi l i ty(and if i t ’s urgent, we also air-freightwithin four days)

Elastogran: product guarantee

30-year guarantee for PU foam withtemperatures up to 161°C and 10-yearguarantee for PIR foam with tempera-tures of up to 180 °C.

Elastogran: cost-effectiveness

Elastogran products do not comecheap, but quality always pays off. And one thing is for sure: Elastogran only supplies top quality materials.

More benefits of Elastogran products: � Low reject rates� Litt le down time� Production keeps on running

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Elastogran is one of the world’s leading enter-prises in the field of thespecialty plastic materialpolyurethane (PU). Elas-togran’s headquarters inLemförde, Germany arehome to the internationaltechnology centre of theBASF polyurethane world.

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The process of spray foaming (Continuous Manufacturing Process)

�The fluid pipe is fixed

�The fluid pipe rotates and iscoated with Elastopor H

�Two coats for sufficient thermal insulation

»Continuous« applications in the United Arab Emirates (Dubai – Green Community)

PU spray foamTo be applied in two layers

Lambda value: 0,022 W/(m*K)

REM-picture of microcellular spray-foam

A thin polyethylene (PE) coatFor mechanical protection

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Spray foam is the measure of al lthings. For perfect thermal insulationmanufacturing in the continuous sprayprocess – using microcellular foam. Afurther advantage: the enormous f lexi-bi l i ty during the production of differentand, particularly, large pipe dimensions.

Pipes manufactured in the continuousspray process can be employed in al lareas of application, such as distr ictcool ing and heating, oi l pipel ines andindustrial applications.

The systems of the Elastopor H port-fol io are part icularly suited for the continuous spray process. Every tonneof Elastopor H is the result of over adecade of Elastogran’s expert ise ofcustomised system solutions, tai lor-made to meet the requirements of ourcl ients. Our maxime: ›We keep on goingunti l things f low smoothly‹. – Elas-togran has been successful ly supplyingits satisf ied customers with materialfor their conti spray plants for years.

Go for experience – go for Elastopor!

A typical spray gunfor the manufactureof microcellular PU foams

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The discontinuous manufacturing process (PIP)

�Insulation between fluid andcasing pipe

�The mixing head fills the cavity with PU foam

�PU insulation between pipes:the finished product

Discontinuous pipe production in the United Arab Emirates

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mediumor FRP ced polyester)

PU-foamCast

Lambda value: 0,024 W/(m*K)

A thick polyethylene (PE) or fibre reinforced polyester (FRP) coat

For mechanical protection

P ipe Ins u la t i on Ma de o f Foam i n the Pipe-in-Pipe (PIP) One-Shot Manufactur ing Process

A typical mixinghead for the manu-facture of micro-cellular PU foams

The tradit ional PIP-One-Shot pro-cessing method is ideal for therel iable manufacture of pipes ofvarying dimensions. Withoutgreat changes to the production

process, PIP enables the pro-duction of pipes with bothvery small to very large di-ameters to be produced.

Production using the PIPmethod is also ideal for ther-

mal insulation – thanks to itsmicrocellular foam and a wide range ofblowing agents.

Pipes manufactured by means of thePIP-One-Shot method can be used inal l areas of applications, such as dis-tr ict cool ing/heating, oi l pipel ines andindustrial applications. The systems ofthe Elastopor H portfol io can also beused for the discontinuous PIP process.Elastogran has been supplying Elasto-por H for over 30 years, always keepingahead of developments by expandingits portfol io with innovative develop-ments and new patents. This has putthe materials among the product lead-ers of their kind.

Go for experience – go for Elastopor!

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This is how the processworks: the foaming plantcarries the liquid foam to a foil which is drawnthrough the pipe-shapedcaterpillar together withthe medium pipe. Then apolyethyene coat is extruded onto the pipe.Finally, it is cooled andcut to size.

The production of Contiflex pipes (Caterpillar-Process)

Coiled up Contiflex pipes for the United Arab Emirates

Flexible pipes are the crème de lacrème of pipe systems because theycan be bent and adapted to the topography of their surroundings. Thisway, obstacles can easi ly be bypassedand targets reached without having todetour. Not only does this look good –it also considerably reduces pipe layingcosts. The jacket foam medium pipeswith these advantages contain the materials: copper, steel and PEX(cross-l inked polyethylene).

Pipes manufactured and pre-insulatedin the caterpi l lar process stand out due to their highly microcellular foam and low thermal conductivity(0.023 W/(m*K). Elastogran has mastered the f ine art of reconcil ing the two ›souls‹ of PU foam for f lexiblepipes with Elastopor H.

It is r igid enough to withstand strainyet f lexible enough to enable pipes tobe bent.

Go for experience – go for Elastopor!

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E l a s t o g r a n i s Po l y u r e t h a n e s

Elastogran is one of the leading enter-prises in the f ield of the special plasticmaterial polyurethane (PU). For over 40 years the BASF subsidiary has been operating highly successful ly in the market and has developed into a Europe-wide operating market andinnovation leader for PU specialt ies.

The Elastogran product portfol io comprises high-quality� PU base products� PU systems and� PU special elastomers

Based on the principle ›We help ourcustomers to be more successful‹ Elastogran develops individual tai lor-made solutions for i ts customers aswell as creating its own product applications. In the European Eco-nomic Area Elastogran operates the PU business of BASF with a network of over a dozen close-to-the-customeroperating polyurethane System Houses.

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The data contained in this publication is based on our currentknowledge and experience. In view of the many factors that mayaffect processing and application of our product, this data doesnot relieve processors from carrying out their own investigationsand tests; neither does this data imply any guarantee of certainproperties, or the suitability of the product for a specific pur-pose. Any descriptions, drawings, photographs, data, propor-tions, weights etc. given herein may change without prior noticeand do not constitute the agreed contractual quality of the prod-uct. It is the responsibility of the recipient of our products to en-sure that any proprietary rights and existing laws and legislationare observed. (10/08).

South America: BASF Poliuretanos

Peter Huntemann

Willi Lindemann Annika Halwe

Carsten Ellersiek

Arlindo M da Silva Filho

Canada: BASF Canada

CGR Varma

Cheol HyeongHwang

Chris Lacarte

Sweden: Elastogran NordicAB

Dr. Yayun WangRoger Hwatz

United Kingdom:Elastogran UK

Ian Lynam

China: BASF Polyurethane Specialties

France: ElastogranFrance

John J. Williams Lionel Picot

Italy: Elastogran Italia

Marat Gilfanutdinov

Maurizio Trebini

Peng Zhang RamanathanElangovan

Ronald A. Patterson

SK Phua

Udo Schilling

Victor Puchkin

Eileen Foo

Asrul Iman

Dennis Pavlatos

Christof Grieser-Schmitz

Jörg Krogmann

Germany: Elastogran GmbH

USA: BASF Corporation

Russia: OOO Elastokam

India: BASF PolyurethanesIndia

Singapore: BASF Singapore

Indonesia: BASF Indonesia

Australia: BASF Polyurethanes

Malaysia: BASF Polyurethanes

Korea: BASF Company

SivachidambaramShanmu

United Arab Emirates: Elastogran Kanoo Polyurethane SystemsLLC

David Tabane

South Africa: CHC Elastogran(Pty) Ltd.

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