BASF Corporation
26701 Telegraph Rd.
Southfield, MI 48033 US
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BASF Corporation Supplies the Following Products
- Chemical Coatings
- Coatings, Electrocoatings
- Coatings, High Solids
- Coatings, Strippable Plastic
- Coatings, Waterborne
- Paint, Electrocoating
- Resins, Paint & Powder Coating
Editorial, News, and Products
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Chemical Company Awarded for Automotive Coating Concept
The monocoat simplifies the paint line of automobiles and the low temperature curing technology reduces energy consumption during manufacturing.
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BASF Executive Inducted into WiM Hall of Fame
Kristen Pforr is one of 10 female manufacturing leaders selected for the global award.
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BASF Receives PEP Environmental Stewardship Award
This award honors BASF for its stewardship and aims to inspire more businesses to be environmentally conscious and responsible.
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BASF Advancing E-Coat Applications
Although their e-coatings have been deployed millions of times, BASF Coatings is still learning more.
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BASF Coatings Names New President
Uta Holzenkamp has been named new president of BASF’s Coatings division.
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PCI Announces 2021 Board of Directors and Executive Officers
The Powder Coating Institute has announced its 2021 Executive Officers and Board of Directors, led by president John Cole.
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BASF Releases Tenth Annual Automotive Color Trends Report
BASF’s Coatings division has launched its 2020-2021 Color Trends Report for the automobile sector, delivering a variety of colors to fit aesthetic preferences across the globe.
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GM Gives BASF 2019 Supplier of the Year, Overdrive Awards
It is the 15th Supplier of the Year Award General Motors has given to BASF.
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Understanding Paint Atomization
BASF coatings development expert Tim December explains how paint atomization works for both pneumatic spray applicators and high-speed rotary bell applicators.
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BASF Cathoguard Designed for Throw Power
Ecoat process was developed to offer optimal Edge Coverage, Throw Power and smooth film appearance.
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White Dominates 2019 Automotive Color Distribution
BASF says overall color distribution also reflected in the SUV segment, but generally speaking, small vehicles are more colorful.
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Acid Etch Creates Decorative Matte Finish on Aluminum
Chemetall says Gardo Etch 8315/8316 produces this finish at lower temperatures with less metal removal than alkaline etch products.
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Fluids Provide Corrosion Protection in Metalworking Applications
Chemetall’s Tech Cool 35058 metalworking fluid is designed for applications that require a superior micro-finish on ferrous alloys, low- and high-carbon steels, titanium, molybdenum, and tough alloys. Tech Cool 35037 is a general-purpose fluid developed for applications on aluminum and copper alloys.
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Mobility, Human Needs Inspire BASF Automotive Color Trends
As innovations such as artificial intelligence, autonomous driving and robotic industrialization take hold, the return to the human element becomes increasingly important, the company says. Designers at its BASF Coatings division translated these observations into a collection of 65 colors for automotive surfaces.
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Thin-Film Technology Powers Wisconsin Powder Coater
Basic American Medical Products uses a phosphorus-free pretreatment to improve first-pass-product yield and performance durability.
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BASF Color Ideation Vehicle Wins Big at Goodguys Del Mar
“Lucille,” a 1940 Ford convertible, was unveiled at the 2017 SEMA Show and is coated with BASF Glasurit 55 Line in the custom color “Glasurit Cabernet, Goolsby Edition,” which builder Jonathan Goolsby developed through BASF Color Ideation.
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BASF Sponsors Automobile Design Competition
Introduced in 2012, Detroit’s Middlecott Sketchbattle Experiment is considered the “Fight Club of Design,” an underground, automotive industry event developed to identify emerging talent in car design.
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Chemetall Earns 4th Consecutive Airbus SQIP Award
This “Accredited Supplier” status acknowledges sustained quality and delivery performance, strong continuous improvement, and a customer-oriented approach, the company says.
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Ecoat Process Designed for Optimal Edge Coverage, Throw Power
At Ecoat18, BASF will highlight its CathoGuard 500 electrocoat technology, designed for outstanding edge coverage, superior throw power and smooth film appearance.
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BASF Coatings Supplies New Belarus Auto Plant for BelGee
The BelGee Belarusian site currently has capacity to produce 60,000 car bodies a year, with the option to expand.
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BASF Supports Young Spray Coaters as a WorldSkills Sponsor
The WorldSkills Competition took place in the Middle East for the first time, in Abu Dhabi, where about 1,200 young people demonstrated their skills in 51 individual competitions.
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University of Colorado Students Win Annual BASF Science Competition
The challenge for this year’s competition was to create a superior finish on carbon fiber composites, which is used in vehicles to improve fuel efficiency.
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BASF Refinish Coatings Receives GM Global Refinish Approval
BASF Corp. Refinish Coatings has received General Motors Global Refinish approval for its Glasurit and R-M paint brands.
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BASF Invests $40 Million in Automotive Coatings in North America
The investments add capacity to the company’s production plants in Greenville, Ohio, and Tultitlan, Mexico.
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BASF R-M Paint Featured on Covestro Concept Electric Car
The orange color was a specially developed paint formulation by the color and design experts at BASF’s Coatings division and its R-M refinish paint brand.
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BASF Acquiring Surface Treatment Provider Chemetall
BASF to acquire Albemarle’s global surface treatment business for is $3.2 billion; transaction is subject to approval by the relevant authorities and is expected to close by= end of 2016.
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BASF Wins 2015 Nissan Award
BASF received the Nissan “Spirit of Monozukuri” award at the annual conference in Tennessee.
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First-Ever, All-Black Yacht Made Possible by Automotive Coatings
BASF says that fashion house Hugo Boss was determined to turn heads with a state-of-the art yacht that perfectly embodied their brand.
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General Motors names BASF 2014 Supplier of the Year
10th time in the past 13 years for the award was presented during GM’s annual awards ceremony at Cobo Center in Detroit.
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MySetta's New Styling With Clever BASF Technologies
A specially developed two-tone finish was applied to the microcar at BASF Coatings’ Refinish Competence Center in Münster by experienced master spraypainter Michael Wichmann using blue for the lower part of the car and white for the top.
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BASF Reveals Automotive Color Forecast
Movement towards more color shades than in previous years as BASF staff shows off the 65 new colors they are presenting to automakers and designers around the world.
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BASF Develops Color For Shanghai GM Concept Car
Buick Riviera made its global debut at Auto Shanghai 2013 featuring a unique Ice Cyan-jade coating from BASF
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General Motors Names BASF as 2012 Supplier of the Year
BASF’s Coatings Division supports GM by combining modern paint processes with special effect pigments and technologies.
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BASF building new automotive coatings plant in Shanghai
New production facility is scheduled to commence operation in early 2014; complements the company’s existing plant in Shanghai, which has been operating for more than 15 years.
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BASF and Nissan Announce Streamlined Painting Processes
Supplies Nissan with coating solutions from e-coat and basecoat to clearcoat; also working on more streamlined technologies with Nissan in emerging markets such as China.
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The Profit Hunt: Finding the Hidden Cost of Electrocoat
Determining real costs means competing in deflationary times.
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Automotive Color Trend Show Future Colors Will Be 'Nuanced' Berry And Copper Tones
Results from this year's report show future colors will be 'naturally cultivated'
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A Conversation With ... George Gallion, General Motors/Opel
George Gallion was a designer at General Motors in Detroit when he accepted the head design position at Opel in Rüsselsheim, Germany, in 1966. For decades, he was responsible for the appearance of new vehicle models at Opel, including the legendary Manta.
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General Motors Names BASF As 2011 Supplier Of The Year
BASF receives honor for the eighth time in 10 years
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“Petty Blue” goes green as Petty’s Garage converts to BASF Waterborne Paints
First car painted with Onyx HD is Petty Signature Series Mustang
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BASF unveils it’s iGloss “intelligent paint system”
New paint reflects heat rays, designed for transparent organic solar cells in the roof of car
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Diversity in the Realm of the Giants
BASF and Volvo celebrate 30-year cathodic e-coat partnership in Sweden.
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BASF issues "Color Trend Report"
'Green Luxury," human symbiosis with technology are in
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Antimicrobial coatings: Billion Dollar Bugs
Antimicrobial coatings are starting to make an even bigger entry into U.S. homes. More consumer goods manufacturers are offering “germ resistant” surfaces on many household items such as refrigerators, dishwashers, stoves and other appliances and fixtures. A report by Global Industry Analysts Inc. says the U.S. antimicrobial coatings market alone is expected to reach $1 billion by 2015.