Workshops for repair specialists at Automechanika Frankfurt are a long-standing tradition and, this year, trade visitors can choose between twelve different professional-development courses – free of charge and in German or English. ...
Tags: Auto Repairing, BASF Coatings
When carmakers present their latest models, particular value is placed on perfect gloss and a gleaming shine. Paint is an important consideration in automotive design – it emphasizes a car’s character and accentuates its ...
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BASF inaugurated its new resin and electrocoat plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP) in Shanghai. In line with BASF’s approach to stay close to customers worldwide, this new plant will further strengthen BASF’s ...
Every year, BASF Coatings' Global Trend Book presents 65 new trend colors for automotive OEM coating. In addition to original color samples from the new paint collection, it also offers the carmakers' designers in-depth background ...
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IRL has announced the launch of a new edition of its single country report A Profile of the Indian Paint Industry. In this study, IRL examines India’s paints and coatings market independently and not as part of a regional study on the ...
Sustainability has been a concept which regional and national trade associations in Europe has been encouraging coatings producers and their suppliers to adopt to ensure that the coatings sector move in a more environmentally friendly ...
Tags: Marine coatings, coatings
PSA Peugeot Citroën has presented awards to its best suppliers. BASF’s Coatings division received the award for its CathoGuard 800 cathodic e-coat. This is applied to the vehicle body to protect it from corrosion. The special ...
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BASF Automotive Refinish will exhibit and present its latest products and processes at the 2014 International Autobody Congress and Exposition Expo & Conference (NACE / CARS) – the largest North American conference and exhibition ...
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This year's BASF Coatings Color Collection 2014/2015 report, "Under the Radar," predicts a new level of normality is coming as North America bounces back from the recession and society embraces the unpretentious beauty of the "flyover ...
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BASF Automotive Refinish Solutions announced that the winner of the 2014 Ridler Award — the 1964 Buick Riviera Rivision created by JF Launier of JF Kustoms — features BASF R-M Onyx HD paint. The Ridler, one of the custom car ...
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European coatings companies have been hoping that this year would bring a revival in their domestic markets as the European Union economies, particularly those in the eurozone, started to show signs of recovery around mid-2013. But the ...
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After a sharp downturn following the 2008 financial crisis, growth in coatings demand in the Gulf region of the Middle East is now surging forward again. This recovery was symbolized in late November by the announcement that Dubai, which ...
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BASF was honored by Tesla Motors with its Supplier Award for excellence in delivery performance. The awards ceremony was held at Tesla's Fremont, Calif. manufacturing and engineering complex on Oct. 15. "It is an honor to receive this ...
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BASF Coatings Japan Ltd. has been granted a patent for a clear paint composition comprised of an acrylic copolymer comprised from 35%-50% weight caprolactone structural units, based on the resin solid fraction, a hydroxyl group number of ...
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The North American economy is still on the road to recovery and the automotive market in particular is on the upswing. The current issue of the BASF Coatings Partner e-journal (www.coatingspartner.com) focuses on developments in the ...
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