Automotive Coatings

Perfect finishes, start to finish

Immaculate surfaces, trouble-free processing, long-term durability – automotive coatings have to meet the highest standards in both appearance and performance. Constant excellence is required to keep assembly lines running. In addition, coatings must respond to changing trends.

BASF Performance and Formulation Additives is dedicated to the needs of the automotive industry. Our standard-setting additives include highly effective defoamers and wetting agents. With additives that continuously improve efficiency and reduce energy consumption during formulation and application, we support the industry’s ongoing efforts to boost cost-effectiveness without compromising on performance. We can also deliver solutions for special requirements, like silicone-free coatings or a uniform finish on different substrates such as metal and plastic.   

In close cooperation with OEMs, we have developed solutions that function reliably and consistently in the production process, including solutions for wet-in-wet application. Leading manufacturers rely on us for additives and support in creating automotive OEM and refinish coatings with a competitive edge. Whether you are seeking to improve efficiency, add technical features or take advantage of a new trend, we have the knowledge and resources to support you.

Automotive OEM and Refinish Coatings

BASF offers an extensive line of advanced material solutions for both interior and exterior automotive coatings. As the world’s largest chemical company, we work closely to bring functional solutions that deliver improved durability, aesthetics and performance. With a broad portfolio of resins, binders, pigments, colorants and additives, BASF can help paint manufacturers meet their specific application needs.

BASF offers a comprehensive line of resins, pigments, photoinitiators, light stabilizers and other additives for use in automotive OEM and refinish coatings.

Transportation Coatings

From yellow school buses, red fire trucks to shining silver trains and aircrafts, BASF helps paints and coatings producers keep transportation coatings moving forward with state-of-the-art solutions for durability, weather fastness, heat resistance and anticorrosion.

BASF offers a portfolio of resins, binders, latex, pigments and effect pigments, colorants, specialty additives, minerals, light stabilizers, photoinitiators, antioxidants and systems to meet a broad range of applications.

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