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14 Leisure – Getting closer to nature games, sports and recreation – more and more people are using their leisure time to get out and about in our highly technological world. hiking, traveling and a whole range of sporting activities are becoming increasingly popular. clothing and equipment made from BaSf plastics are creating new leisure-time Sailing, surfing, skiing, jogging, hiking, cycling – many leisure activities take place outdoors. BASF plastics help people make the most of their leisure time – with a positive impact on health and fitness. Plastics are distinguished by a combination of particularly favorable properties: they are light, highly flexible, insulate effectively against cold, absorb shock, and are durable and resistant. Ultralight sailboats, brightly colored surfboards, high-strength skis, balls, tennis and golf clubs as well as sports shoes for all needs are now made from high tech materials. possibilities and help top athletes to achieve peak competitive performance. from surfboards and sports shoes to safety helmets – BaSf plastics make our leisure time safer and more attractive. and new applications are constantly being added. Good shoes are essential for all sporting activities. This is another area in which polyurethanes and BASF brands like Elastopan ® are also widely employed: They are used to make the soles of football, running and golf shoes and the shells of ski boots. Neopolen ® P serves as the underbase of long-lasting artificial turf that is easy on the joints of players. Fibers made of a special grade of Ultramid ® go into the manufacture of T-shirts that exhibit a consistently high level of UV protection even after they have been worn and laundered several times, and regardless of whether the garment is wet or dry.
No sporting activities without plastics – whether on sand, asphalt, water or snow: • Kickboard with wheels made from abrasion-resistant PolyTHF ® • Artificial turf with a Neopolen ® underbase • Elastopan ® shoe soles offer guaranteed high wearer comfort • Snowboard binding made from Ultramid ® lEiSurE – gETTing cloSEr To naTurE 15
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