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BASF Hosts Society of Women Engineers Chapter

June 28, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

BASF recently kicked off its sponsorship of the Detroit chapter of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) by hosting a professional development meeting.  The meeting, held at BASF’s location in Southfield, Mich., featured individuals from various BASF business groups sharing information about their roles at the company. In addition, BASF attended the recent SWE Professional […]

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BASF Opens Renovated Refinish Competence Center in Netherlands

June 20, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

BASF’s R-M brand announced the reopening of its completely renovated Refinish Competence Center in Maarssen, Netherlands on June 15. More than 100 R-M customers came to Maarssen to celebrate the opening. During the renovation, which began late last year and was ready at the beginning of this year, a new spraybooth with high panorama windows […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: BASF, Europe, Netherlands, Openings, R-M, Training Center

BASF’s VisionPLUS Performance Group Participation Approved for I-CAR Credit

June 6, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

BASF’s VisionPLUS Performance Group program is now I-CAR–approved. In 2017, each Performance Group member will receive seven I-CAR Platinum points for meetings they attend, helping them maintain I-CAR Platinum status each year. “Our Performance Group community is growing and getting stronger each year,” said Craig Seelinger, BASF VisionPLUS Program Manager. “We continuously strive to develop […]

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BASF Names VisionPLUS Performance Groups’ Collision Repair Shops of the Year

May 23, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

At the 2017 VisionPLUS Performance Group Business Conference held recently in Litchfield Park, AZ, BASF awarded  2016 Shop of the Year designations to seven collision repair shops. The winners were selected based on overall improvement and gross profit improvement from the previous year, along with excellent Performance Group preparedness and participation. Performance Group winners were: […]

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BASF Names Distributor of the Year

May 15, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

KAPE/Capital Paint won the BASF Automotive Refinish 2016 Distributor of the Year award at the annual ColorSource conference. Approximately 130 single-line distribution partners attended the conference in Clearwater Beach, Fla. “KAPE/Capital has been a key partner of BASF’s for years, showing double digit growth for more than five consecutive years,” said BASF North American Distribution […]

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BASF Hosts VisionPLUS University course at Audi Training Center on June 6

May 10, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

BASF’s VisionPLUS University class, Advanced Production Management, will be hosted on June 6, at the Audi Training Center in Ashburn, Va. The course focuses on three areas: pre-repair planning, scheduling and segmenting repairs to eliminate the barriers to efficient production. This course demonstrates the most efficient use of people, space and time to increase profits, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Audi, BASF, Porsche, Production, VisionPLUS, Volkswagen

BASF Names Dirk Bremm President of Coatings Division

April 7, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Dirk Bremm was named the new president of BASF’s Coatings division, effective April 1. Bremm succeeds Dr. Markus Kamieth, who was appointed to the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE. Kamieth had led the Coatings division since 2012. Bremm earned his Master’s Degree in Business Administration at the Leipzig Graduate School of Management in […]

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BASF’s VisionPLUS Performance Group Business Conference May 10-12

April 4, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

BASF’s VisionPLUS Performance Group Business Conference will be held May 10-12, in Litchfield Park, Ariz. More than 80 BASF collision repair centers will be represented at the meeting, with seven receiving 2017 Shop of the Year designations within their respective groups. Attendees will discuss best practices, attend training workshops and hear guest speakers and panelists […]

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BASF Teams up with Driven to Cure Cancer Charity

February 15, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

BASF launches Paint with a Purpose to benefit rare cancer charity At its automotive refinish team meeting earlier this month, BASF presented Andrew Lee, president & CEO of Driven to Cure (DTC), and his father Bruce Lee, chairman, treasurer & secretary of DTC, with a check for $10,000. Immediately following, BASF announced its new DTC […]

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BASF Acquires Surface Treatment Provider Chemetall

December 19, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

BASF has signed an agreement to acquire Albemarle’s global surface treatment business, Chemetall. The purchase price is $3.2 billion. The transaction is subject to approval by the relevant authorities and is expected to close by the end of 2016. Chemetall is a global technology and innovation leader in the metals surface treatment market, and is […]

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