Chris Toomey, BASF Senior Vice President, Coatings Solutions North America, welcomed guests and hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for BASF’s new Houston competence center along with members of the Lake Houston Area Chamber of Commerce and real estate developer Trammel Crow in Houston, Texas on June 7.

Chris Toomey, BASF SVP, Coatings Solutions NA cuts the ribbon at the new Automotive Refinish Competence Center in Houston, TX on June 7. Also attending the ceremony were (left to right) Charlie Dromgoole, SVP of Economic Development, Lake Houston Area Chamber of Commerce; Tim Dawe, BASF Sales Director; Jenna Armstrong, President and CEO,