Home
Media
News Releases

Media

Top News

Business & Financial News | October 10, 2025

Joint News Release: BASF and Carlyle reach binding transaction agreement on coatings business to create a leading standalone company

Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Washington D.C. – October 10, 2025 – BASF and funds managed by global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG), in partnership with Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), have entered into a binding agreement relating to BASF’s automotive OEM coatings, automotive refinish coatings, and surface treatment businesses (“BASF Coatings”).
Read more

All News Releases

News Category
Industry
Date

Results: 2026

Business & Financial News | October 10, 2025

Joint News Release: BASF and Carlyle reach binding transaction agreement on coatings business to create a leading standalone company

Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Washington D.C. – October 10, 2025 – BASF and funds managed by global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG), in partnership with Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), have entered into a binding agreement relating to BASF’s automotive OEM coatings, automotive refinish coatings, and surface treatment businesses (“BASF Coatings”).
Read more
New Gardolene D passivation solution provides superior corrosion protection and improves battery performance. (Photo: BASF)
Trade News | October 9, 2025

Chemetall launches first global chromium- and fluoride-free Gardolene® D passivation solution for copper foils to the market

Chemetall, the global surface treatment business unit of BASF Coatings and a leading provider of innovative surface treatment solutions, introduces the first chromium-free and fluoride-free passivation technology for copper foils, Gardolene D. This pioneering solution is unique in the industry and offers superior corrosion protection as well as improved performance of copper foils used in electric vehicle battery packs, energy generation and storage systems. The new Gardolene D technology sets a new benchmark for sustainability and performance while also offering long-term regulatory compliance in copper foil treatment for the battery manufacturing market.
Read more
Trade News | October 7, 2025

BASF expands production capacity for dispersions for the architectural coatings and construction industries in Dilovası, Türkiye

Ludwigshafen, Germany – October 07, 2025 – BASF has started up a new production line dedicated to dispersions for architectural coatings and construction materials at its facility in Dilovası, Türkiye. The expansion has significantly increased production capacity at the Dilovası site, allowing BASF to meet the rising demand for dispersions in Türkiye, the Middle East, and Northwest Africa. It also extends the regional product portfolio, which can now cover for a shift in local customer needs and drive innovation.

This News Release is only available in English
Read more
Trade News | October 7, 2025

BASF showcases inspiring textures and new cosmetic ingredients at SEPAWA Congress 2025

At this year’s SEPAWA Congress, taking place from October 15 to 17 in Berlin, Germany, BASF will present its latest innovations for the cosmetics industry, continuing on its path Beyond Beauty with the launch of #TextureVibes – a concept inspired by social media trends and the evolving preferences of Gen Z and Generation Alpha.

This News Release is only available in English
 
Read more
Fossil resources substituted by pyrolysis oil from chemical recycling in the production process of Styropor® Ccycled® Photo: BASF
Trade News | October 6, 2025

Pescafácil starts transporting fish and seafood in Knauf Industries’ CELOOPS® boxes produced with Ccycled® EPS from BASF

Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Barcelona, Spain – Sea products supplier Pescafácil, specialized in seafood, has started using fish boxes made of Knauf Industries’ CELOOPS® material, which is produced using expandable polystyrene (EPS) granules Styropor® Ccycled® from BASF. In the manufacturing process of Ccycled® materials, fossil feedstocks are replaced by pyrolysis oil at the very beginning of the BASF value chain. This pyrolysis oil is obtained from post-consumer plastic waste through chemical recycling and attributed to the EPS via the mass balance approach. By this, the three companies contribute strongly to the circularity of plastics.
Read more