BASF’s Coatings division today inaugurated a new, world-scale automotive coatings plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP) in Caojing, Shanghai, China. The €140 million ($165.1 million) project is an extension of the existing automotive coatings plant, a joint venture between BASF and Shanghai Huayi Fine Chemical Co., Ltd. This expansion will further enhance the […]
BASF Supports Young Spray Painters at WorldSkills Competition
To support up-and-coming automotive refinish spray painters and young talent, BASF’s Coatings division is a global sponsor of the WorldSkills International association until at least 2019. “As a sponsor of the WorldSkills competition, BASF Automotive Refinish wants to encourage young talent to consider refinish painting as a profession,” said Marvin Gilfillan, BASF Vice President, Business […]
BASF Launches Online Automotive Refinish Shop in China
Collision repair facilities in China can now buy refinish paint online at BASF’s newly launched Coatings flagship shop on 1688.com, China’s online business to business platform. The online shop at basfcoatings.1688.com will feature the new Yindi Ready Mix Colors range, an enhanced color palette of 30 of the latest and most popular color choices for […]
BASF Refinish Receives GM Global Refinish Approval
BASF Refinish Coatings received General Motors Global Refinish approval for its Glasurit and R-M paint brands. BASF hosted the GM Paint Engineering Team at its North American Coatings Headquarters in Southfield, Mich. During the review the Glasurit & R-M refinish systems met or exceeded all the refinish standards established by GM. Both BASF’s premium paint […]
BASF Hosts Society of Women Engineers Chapter
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 […]
BASF Opens Renovated Refinish Competence Center in Netherlands
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 […]
BASF’s VisionPLUS Performance Group Participation Approved for I-CAR Credit
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 […]
BASF Names VisionPLUS Performance Groups’ Collision Repair Shops of the Year
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: […]
BASF Names Distributor of the Year
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 […]
BASF Hosts VisionPLUS University course at Audi Training Center on June 6
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, […]
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