Daniel Freidank (left) and Wei Leng (right), lab managers, check the quality of viscoelastic polyurethane foam. The density of a foam product depends on the type and amount of blowing agent, and the flexibility or rigidity on the structure of polyols and isocyanates involved.
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28 May 2026

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BASF Coatings is strengthening its role in robotics-enabled Automotive Refinish by combining coatings expertise, digital color management and application process know-how. Through close collaboration with OEMs and automation partners, the company aims to help shape the future of automated paint application in body shops.
Dr. Steffen Rohlmann (right), Development Basecoat EMEA, and Sonja Glanemann (center), Global Sustainability Manager, Automotive OEM Coatings, receive the Sustainability Award in Automotive 2026 – Technology: Operations & Supply Chain – for the Overspray Free Application (OFLA) process from Prof. Dr. Uwe Dieter Grebe from TU Wien – Vienna University of Technology, at the award ceremony in Frankfurt. 
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27 May 2026

BASF Coatings wins sustainability award for advancing sustainable automotive paintshop operations  

BASF Coatings has won the Sustainability Award in Automotive 2026 for its Overspray Free Application (OFLA) process, an overspray-free approach to two-tone painting. The award was presented in the ‘Technology: Operations & Supply Chain’ category, which honors tangible technological and process innovations that make a measurable contribution to sustainability by improving industrial operations and production processes.
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Business & Financial News | 26 May 2026

Personnel changes at BASF

Haryono Lim, President, Mega Projects Asia, Zhanjiang, will assume responsibility as President and Chairman for BASF Greater China, Shanghai, effective July 1, 2026. The current head of the division, Dr. Jeffrey Jianfeng Lou, will leave the company.
Due to its flexible colorability, the BASF PPA Ultramid® Advanced N3U41 G6 is now being used by Weidmüller in its PCB connectors and terminals.
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Trade News | 22 May 2026

Colorful and robust: Ultramid® Advanced for durable, safe PCB connectors and terminals

The electrical engineering company Weidmüller, Germany uses Ultramid® Advanced N3U41 G6 for the PCB connectors and terminals of its new OMNIMATE® 4.0 product family. The BASF polyphthalamide (PPA) is characterized by its flexible colorability in RAL colors such as color stable orange, blue, and green, thus contributing to the safe assembly and maintenance of E&E components. Thanks to its outstanding chemical resistance, dimensional stability, and very good processability, Ultramid® Advanced N improves the robustness and durability of OMNIMATE® 4.0 components.
Business & Financial News | 20 May 2026

BASF signs agreement to sell silicates business, including assets in Düsseldorf, to PQ

BASF and PQ have signed an agreement for the sale of BASF’s silicates business, including assets at the Düsseldorf/Holthausen site to PQ. Subject to customary closing conditions such as regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to be completed in H2 2026.