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BASF Coatings Appoints Global Business Unit Leaders

Patrick Zheng Yu Zhao, Chris Titmarsh and Frank Naber will head the new global units, effective August 1, 2023.

BASF Color Report: Automotive Color Rainbow is Expanding 

While white and black still win, chromatic colors gain market share around the globe.

BASF Launches Renewable Automotive Coatings in China

BASF’s biomass balance automotive OEM coatings were first introduced in Europe this past May.

BASF’s R-M Best Painter Contest Set for June 2022

This year’s theme is “Driving digital competency and eco-effective solutions.”

BASF, BMW Reduce Carbon Footprint With Renewable Raw Materials

Using these more sustainable product versions for vehicle coatings enables CO2 reduction of around 40% per coating layer.

BASF Opens New Laboratory In Germany

The facility will focus on automotive refinish coatings and innovations beyond paint.

BASF Renews Global Sponsorship Of WorldSkills

The agreement continues BASF’s long-standing commitment to developing new talent in the automotive refinish industry.

BASF Receives Global Purchasing Excellence Award From Jaguar Land Rover

JLR honors BASF’s contribution to its business success, stating, “BASF’s Coatings division offers the innovative solutions that JLR needs.”

Christophe Cazabeau Appointed Head Of Surface Treatment Global Business Unit Of BASF’s Coatings Division

Before assuming his current role, Cazabeau had overseen the post-merger integration of the Engineering Plastics business of Solvay into the Performance Materials division of BASF.

BASF Spain Inaugurates Its Renovated Refinish Competence Center

Approximately 2,000 people will be trained at the RCC every year.