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BASF boosts capacity for highly chromatic yellow pigments

BASF will extend its production capacities for isoindoline yellow pigments by around 70% by 2020, as the demand for high-performance pigments grows.

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Red Dot awards BASF’s temperature management system for automotive coatings

BASF’s Coatings division was awarded the Red Dot in the "materials and surfaces” category for its functional coating technology for passive temperature management....

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BASF named a General Motors Supplier of the Year for 13th time

BASF was named a 2017 General Motors (GM) Supplier of the Year for the thirteenth time since 2002. The award is presented to suppliers who distinguish themselves by ...

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New lecture on UV dual cure coatings online

UV curing offers many advantages for plastic coatings that can be used in automotive interiors. A new video lecture in our digital library 360° describes the ...

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New market study PUR paints and coatings

For the first time, Ceresana examined the global market for PUR paints and coatings in detail: The market research institute forecasts revenues generated with ...

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BASF and Landa Labs develop innovative stir-in pigment for automotive coatings

BASF and Landa Labs have developed a pioneering stir-in pigment for automotive coatings which is suitable for outdoor applications.

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Axalta wins market leadership award for global refinish products

Axalta Coating System received the Frost & Sullivan 2017 Market Leadership Award for the automotive refinish coatings industry, which recognized the company’s...

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Coating technology from BASF improves energy efficiency of vehicles

BASF’s Coatings division has won the internationally coveted iF Design Award in the category "Automobiles/Vehicles” for its functional paint technology...

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In the focus of the March issue: Automotive coatings

The focus topic of the March issue of the European Coatings Journal are automotive coatings. The magazine is also available in European Coatings 360°.

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BASF launches resource-saving refinish product line

BASF’s Coatings division has launched new lines for its refinish paint brands that make automotive refinishing more sustainable. The products are manufactured ...

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BASF breaks down the 2017 automotive colors market

With the "BASF Color Report For Automotive OEM Coatings”, BASF’s Coatings division provides a global analysis of the color distribution in the 2017 automotive...

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New solutions for automotive light weighting

As a global solution provider to automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, Henkel continues to drive progress in sustainable light weighting technologies with new ...

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Thermal yellowing and photobleaching of automotive topcoats

Thermal yellowing and photobleaching are common problems that are seen to some extent in all automotive topcoat systems today. These effects can cause difficulties...

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PPG and U-M’s Mcity partner to develop coatings for autonomous vehicles

PPG has announced its partnership with the University of Michigan's (U-M's) Mcity, a public-private partnership that brings together industry, government ...