BASF Inaugurates Its Largest Surface Treatment Site in China

The surface treatment global business unit of BASF’s coatings division, operating under the Chemetall brand, celebrated the inauguration of its surface treatment production site in Pinghu City, Zhejiang Province, China. Spanning 60,000 square meters, the Pinghu site is BASF’s first production site located in the Dushan Port economic development zone and its largest surface treatment site globally.

The site provides increased capacity to meet local demands for high-performance surface treatment solutions of the Chemetall brand.

Designed as a smart factory, the Pinghu site enables a high level of process automation and end-to-end digitalization of the site operations for high efficiency in manufacturing and site logistics. The new site offers a comprehensive portfolio of applied surface treatment products and solutions to various market segments, including but not limited to automotive OEM and components, coil, general industry, cold forming, aerospace, aluminum finishing and glass.

“In July this year, we expanded our production capacity of automotive refinish coatings at our Jiangmen site in Guangdong Province,” says Uta Holzenkamp, BASF coatings division president. “We are strategically located closely to our customers to meet the local demands for our advanced and time-tested solutions. Our goal is to be a growth-oriented surface technology leader, providing sustainable solutions, services, expertise and innovations that support our customers in various industries and in our key growth market — China.”