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BASF Automotive Refinish launches new SmartCOLOR Online color retrieval tool

BASF Automotive Refinish has launched its new SmartCOLOR Online tool, which will provide collision repair centers and distributors with speedy access to its online color retrieval system . The tool, which allows access from computers and mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, provides information on all of the latest color formulations in BASF’s global color database.  “ The advantage of the SmartCOLOR Online tool is[Read More…]

BASF and TODA KOGYO CORP. agree to form a joint venture for cathode active materials in Japan

BASF, the world’s leading chemical company, and TODA KOGYO CORP., an industry leader in the development and manufacture of cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries, have agreed to form a joint venture for cathode active materials (CAM) in Japan. Under terms of the agreement, BASF will acquire a 66% ownership stake in the new venture, with TODA KOGYO CORP. holding a[Read More…]

BASF inaugurates chemical complex in Dahej, India

BASF inaugurates chemical complex in Dahej, India

Production begins at BASF’s largest Indian investment to date South Asia’s first MDI splitter will help make Gujarat a hub for value-adding industries INR 1,000 crore investment project creates 500 direct and indirect jobs Zero lost-time injuries during construction phase. BASF India Limited on 7 October  inaugurated its large-scale chemical production complex at Dahej in Gujarat, India. With a project[Read More…]

BASF opens new automotive coatings plant in Shanghai

BASF opens new automotive coatings plant in Shanghai

BASF Shanghai Coatings Co., Ltd. today 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 around €50 million further strengthens BASF’s presence in China and its position as a leading coatings supplier to the automotive industry. “BASF is the leading chemical partner[Read More…]

BASF designers present automotive color trends

The designers at BASF’s Coatings division have published their automotive color trends for 2014/2015. With their collection entitled “Under the Radar”, new color ranges are appearing on the trend radar. The development of special effects is setting new accents and opening up unusual color ranges. BASF’s designers are predicting that this will make automotive colors more complex and more individual[Read More…]

BASF, Huntsman, SINOPEC plan new MDI plant in Shanghai

BASF, Huntsman, SINOPEC plan new MDI plant in Shanghai

BASF, Huntsman, Shanghai Hua Yi (Group) Company, Shanghai Chlor-Alkali Chemical Co. Ltd. and SINOPEC Group Assets Management Corporation held a ceremony on 1 July, to kick off the construction of a new plant with a production capacity of 240,000 metric tons of crude MDI (diphenylmethane diisocyanate) per year, at Shanghai Lianheng Isocyanate Co. Ltd. (SLIC) in Caojing, China. With the[Read More…]