Sep 9, 2020 | Product News
BASF’s Coatings division launches its waterborne basecoat line. By increasing the efficiency and significantly lowering the environmental impact, the products meet the highest expectations of modern...
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Aug 27, 2020 | Industry News
BASF Idemitsu, a joint venture between BASF and Idemitsu Kosan Co., will be closing its 1,4-Butanediol (“BDO”) plant at Chiba, Japan in December 2020. The joint venture agreement between BASF and...
Aug 13, 2020 | Industry News
BASF’s Coatings (BASF) division and Jaguar Land Rover's (JLR) global headquarters sign a cooperation agreement with Glasurit® and R-M®, refinish paint brands of BASF, to support the development and...
Aug 5, 2020 | Industry News
BASF and Vertrauen Chemie Solutions (VCS), Inc. signed an agreement to extend their partnership. VCS will develop a storage location for manufacturing material of BASF’s Dispersions and Resins...
Jul 21, 2020 | Industry News
BASF introduces the new handheld color retrieval instrument baslac® e-finder star. Designed specifically for bodyshops, the device is aimed at easier color matching, faster repair times and higher...
Jun 25, 2020 | Industry News
BASF and Guangzhou Automobile Group New Energy Co. Ltd. (GACNE), a subsidiary of GAC, signed a cooperation agreement in Guangzhou, China. The agreement is signed to further strengthen strategic...
Jun 22, 2020 | Industry News
BASF Monomers authorizes Megafarma, an Azelis company to distribute their polyurethane raw materials in Mexico. The distribution agreement includes BASF’s lines of Lupranate® isocyanates and...
Jun 18, 2020 | Industry News
BASF expands its dispersion portfolio at its site in Huizhou, South China. The expansion will complement the production capacities in Shanghai, which primarily serve the market in the East China...
May 7, 2020 | Industry News
Glasurit®, BASF's refinish brand, continues to be a recommended supplier of paint solutions for BMW in 44 markets worldwide. In 2020, Glasurit has been approved for refinish paint repairs of BMW and...
Jan 23, 2020 | Industry News
BASF has announced expansion of global capacities for methane sulfonic acid (MSA) to 50,000 metric tons per year. The volumes from the additional capacity are expected to be available from the end...