Kerry Pianoforte, Editor07.22.15
08 BASF Coatings
Muenster, Germany
www.basf-coatings.com
PUBLIC COMPANY
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1865
REVENUE: $3.57 billion t (2013: $3.95 billion)
MARKETS SERVED
• Automotive OEM • Automotive refinish
• Commercial vehicles • Decorative coatings
• Industrial coatings
KEY EXECUTIVES
Markus Kamieth, president, BASF SE Coatings Division; Martin Jung, Automotive OEM Coatings Solutions (Europe); Harald Pflanzl, Automotive Refinish Coatings Solutions (Europe), Jan Baumgartner, Industrial Coatings Solutions (Europe); Chris Toomey, Coatings Solutions North America; Peter A. Fischer, Coatings Solutions Asia Pacific; Antonio C. M. Lacerda, Coatings Solutions South America.
BASF Coatings is a division of BASF SE. BASF’s Coatings division develops, produces and markets innovative automotive coatings, automotive refinishes and industrial coatings as well as decorative paints. BASF Coatings operate sites in Europe, North America and South America as well as Asia Pacific. Within this network, the company collaborates closely with its customers all over the world. In 2014, the Coatings division achieved global sales of $3.57 billion. Europe represents 40 percent of total sales, Asia Pacific 22 percent, North America 22 percent and South America, Africa and Middle East 22 percent.
BASF is building a new resin and electrocoat (e-coat) plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in Shanghai. With its operation scheduled to commence in the second half of 2015, the plant will help to address the increasing demand for high quality coatings solutions in various growing industries, notably the automotive industry, in Asia Pacific.
This new resin and e-coat plant will be located adjacent to another new BASF automotive coatings plant started operation in the second quarter of 2014. The close proximity of these two plants will allow for more synergies and efficiency.
BASF Coatings Services has also launched its first high-tech Refinish Competence Training Facility in Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. The new Refinish Competence Center (RCC) is the first facility of its kind to be established in the country by the company.
The new RCC, which expands BASF’s global network of Refinish Competence Centers, will offer customers an opportunity to learn, practice and fully master the use of BASF’s automotive refinish products. The training offerings will include courses on application techniques, the optimal use of paints as well as color matching. Training sessions and workshops have been developed and structured in order to enhance the productivity of bodyshops and to increase their efficiency and competitiveness. “The RCC Johannesburg enhances the Group’s global network of training centers and confirms our commitment to invest in areas where we operate,” said Harald Pflanzl, senior vice president Automotive Refinish Coatings Solutions EMEA.
A significant number of trainees and business partners can be trained in the new facility which comprises two spray booths, two preparation-bays, two polish areas, as well as one meeting and two seminar rooms. Other added benefits of the establishment of this facility include the centralization of all products and services: the RCC, the warehouse, the color lab and the administrative department.
Training offerings are flexible in order to meet the specific training needs of the customers and programs can be tailor-made in modular format. Training seminars will take the spray painters’ level of knowledge into account and the training program is geared to the individual spray painter’s need.
BASF has established Refinish Competence Centers across the globe, spanning from Australia, China and the United States to France and Germany. The training network comprises more than 50 training centers, where painters practice and perfect the use of automotive paints.
BASF Shanghai Coatings Co., Ltd. inaugurated its new automotive coatings plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in Shanghai, China. The expansion of its automotive coatings production capacity with an investment of approximately €50 million further strengthens BASF’s presence in China and its position as a leading coatings supplier to the automotive industry
The plant is equipped with state-of-the-art ventilation and off gas treatment, ensuring a clean environment in and around the plant. In addition, it is specially designed to have a closed handling of ingredients. “Our new plant is designed according to the latest and most environmentally friendly manufacturing processes and technologies,” said Peter Fischer, senior vice president, Coatings Solutions Asia Pacific, BASF. “Our innovative processes and high-performance automotive coatings help our customers to achieve their efficiency targets and to stay competitive.”
The new automotive coatings plant is located adjacent to another new BASF resin and electrocoat plant which will start operation in the second half of 2015. The close proximity of these two plants with access to facilities of BASF Caojing site and the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park will allow greater synergies and operational efficiency.
BASF Shanghai Coatings Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between BASF Group and Shanghai Huayi Fine Chemical Co., Ltd., with more than 17 years of partnership.
Muenster, Germany
www.basf-coatings.com
PUBLIC COMPANY
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1865
REVENUE: $3.57 billion t (2013: $3.95 billion)
MARKETS SERVED
• Automotive OEM • Automotive refinish
• Commercial vehicles • Decorative coatings
• Industrial coatings
KEY EXECUTIVES
Markus Kamieth, president, BASF SE Coatings Division; Martin Jung, Automotive OEM Coatings Solutions (Europe); Harald Pflanzl, Automotive Refinish Coatings Solutions (Europe), Jan Baumgartner, Industrial Coatings Solutions (Europe); Chris Toomey, Coatings Solutions North America; Peter A. Fischer, Coatings Solutions Asia Pacific; Antonio C. M. Lacerda, Coatings Solutions South America.
BASF Coatings is a division of BASF SE. BASF’s Coatings division develops, produces and markets innovative automotive coatings, automotive refinishes and industrial coatings as well as decorative paints. BASF Coatings operate sites in Europe, North America and South America as well as Asia Pacific. Within this network, the company collaborates closely with its customers all over the world. In 2014, the Coatings division achieved global sales of $3.57 billion. Europe represents 40 percent of total sales, Asia Pacific 22 percent, North America 22 percent and South America, Africa and Middle East 22 percent.
BASF is building a new resin and electrocoat (e-coat) plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in Shanghai. With its operation scheduled to commence in the second half of 2015, the plant will help to address the increasing demand for high quality coatings solutions in various growing industries, notably the automotive industry, in Asia Pacific.
This new resin and e-coat plant will be located adjacent to another new BASF automotive coatings plant started operation in the second quarter of 2014. The close proximity of these two plants will allow for more synergies and efficiency.
BASF Coatings Services has also launched its first high-tech Refinish Competence Training Facility in Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. The new Refinish Competence Center (RCC) is the first facility of its kind to be established in the country by the company.
The new RCC, which expands BASF’s global network of Refinish Competence Centers, will offer customers an opportunity to learn, practice and fully master the use of BASF’s automotive refinish products. The training offerings will include courses on application techniques, the optimal use of paints as well as color matching. Training sessions and workshops have been developed and structured in order to enhance the productivity of bodyshops and to increase their efficiency and competitiveness. “The RCC Johannesburg enhances the Group’s global network of training centers and confirms our commitment to invest in areas where we operate,” said Harald Pflanzl, senior vice president Automotive Refinish Coatings Solutions EMEA.
A significant number of trainees and business partners can be trained in the new facility which comprises two spray booths, two preparation-bays, two polish areas, as well as one meeting and two seminar rooms. Other added benefits of the establishment of this facility include the centralization of all products and services: the RCC, the warehouse, the color lab and the administrative department.
Training offerings are flexible in order to meet the specific training needs of the customers and programs can be tailor-made in modular format. Training seminars will take the spray painters’ level of knowledge into account and the training program is geared to the individual spray painter’s need.
BASF has established Refinish Competence Centers across the globe, spanning from Australia, China and the United States to France and Germany. The training network comprises more than 50 training centers, where painters practice and perfect the use of automotive paints.
BASF Shanghai Coatings Co., Ltd. inaugurated its new automotive coatings plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in Shanghai, China. The expansion of its automotive coatings production capacity with an investment of approximately €50 million further strengthens BASF’s presence in China and its position as a leading coatings supplier to the automotive industry
The plant is equipped with state-of-the-art ventilation and off gas treatment, ensuring a clean environment in and around the plant. In addition, it is specially designed to have a closed handling of ingredients. “Our new plant is designed according to the latest and most environmentally friendly manufacturing processes and technologies,” said Peter Fischer, senior vice president, Coatings Solutions Asia Pacific, BASF. “Our innovative processes and high-performance automotive coatings help our customers to achieve their efficiency targets and to stay competitive.”
The new automotive coatings plant is located adjacent to another new BASF resin and electrocoat plant which will start operation in the second half of 2015. The close proximity of these two plants with access to facilities of BASF Caojing site and the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park will allow greater synergies and operational efficiency.
BASF Shanghai Coatings Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between BASF Group and Shanghai Huayi Fine Chemical Co., Ltd., with more than 17 years of partnership.