BASF ’s automotive OEM coatings regional business unit has been presented with Saturn’s outstanding supplier achievement award for the second consecutive year. According to Saturn Corp., BASF supplied coating systems with no defects or rejections over the course of the production year. By earning the award for zero defects, BASF also earned Saturn’s supplier quality achievement award, which honors less than 30 defects per million units.
“Formulating, producing, shipping and applying automotive coatings is a very complex, intricate and demanding process. Considering the number of steps, people and parameters involved, having no flaws whatsoever in the products supply to this important customer for an entire year makes a strong statement about he value we bring to Saturn,” said Martin Laudenback, group vice president, BASF automotive OEM coatings.