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June 26, 2025

Mercedes-Benz renews BASF’s Glasurit and R-M refinish brands as Global Trusted Partners in Asia Pacific

Mercedes-Benz has reaffirmed its trust in BASF’s coatings competence by renewing its partnership with Glasurit and R-M, two of BASF’s premium refinish brands, across the Asia Pacific region.
 
Trade News | June 24, 2025

On stream: BASF starts up new world-scale plant for hexamethylenediamine in Chalampé, France

BASF has announced the successful startup of its new world-scale hexamethylenediamine (HMD) plant in Chalampé, France, construction of which began in 2022. The plant increases BASF’s annual HMD production capacity to 260,000 metric tons.
June 18, 2025

BASF unveils its 5th Creation Center in Asia Pacific to drive innovations and foster co-creations

BASF inaugurated its fifth Creation Center in Asia Pacific, located in Ansan, Korea on June 17, 2025. Designed as a collaborative space where customers can experience the power of performance materials to inspire and jointly develop cutting-edge design solutions, the BASF Creation Center brings together the discovery and understanding of material applications in the early stage of product design development under one roof.
Trade News | June 17, 2025

BASF begins production of new Acronal® grade for paper applications in Japan

Yokkaichi, Japan – June 16, 2025 - BASF has commenced production of a new Acronal® grade for paper applications at its Rokuromi site in Japan. This initiative supports Japan’s paper industry in its evolution, emphasizing the integration of sustainable solutions. Leveraging its global expertise, BASF is committed to driving continuous product innovation and foster sustainable growth in the Japanese market.
From left to right: Filippo Centamori (Regional Strategic Account Manager at BASF), Chris Jackman (Director Global Strategic Account Management at BASF), Holger Rönsch (Key-Account Management Germany at BASF, Stefan Van Beneden (Manager, Collision & Parts Channel Management at Toyota Motor Europe), Chris Titmarsh (Senior Vice President Global Automotive Refinish Coatings at BASF), Yannick Nehling (Product Owner Body Shop BOOST at BASF) and Pierangelo Culmone (Collision & Part Channel Management at Toyota Motor Europe).
(Photo: BASF Coatings)
Trade News | June 5, 2025

BASF Coatings signs strategic partnership agreement with Toyota Motor Europe to develop its Body&Paint program

BASF Coatings and Toyota Motor Europe have signed an agreement to develop the Toyota Body&Paint program for Europe, building the foundation for a long-term strategic collaboration between the two companies for Toyota and Lexus brands. The partnership takes advantage of the premium automotive refinish solutions under the Glasurit and R-M brands in the European market. The Toyota Body&Paint program will be designed using a comprehensive set of BASF’s Body Shop BOOST consultancy services and giving access to the cloud-based digital color, business and training solutions platform Refinity®. With the collaboration, BASF is supporting its partner Toyota reaching its individual sustainability targets, while ensuring the highest quality standards in paint-work repairs for Toyota premium vehicles.