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Full-Year 2022 Results

We have published our BASF Report 2022 on February 24, 2023 at 7:00 a.m. CET.

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Offshore wind turbines farm on the ocean. Sustainable energy production, clean power.

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2022 Global Color Report

BASF’s designers found in the company’s Color Report for Automotive OEM Coatings, the automotive color rainbow is expanding to allow colors like yellow, orange, green, and violet to take market share. In North America, more chromatic colors like violet show up.

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BASF‘s ColorBrite® Airspace Blue ReSource basecoat, certified through a biomass balance approach.

BASF launches first biomass balance for automotive coatings

BASF’s ColorBrite Airspace Blue ReSource basecoat, certified by REDcert² according to a biomass balance approach, made its debut in China. This is the first time BASF’s biomass balance automotive OEM coatings were introduced to Asia since the official launch in Europe in May of this year.

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Key Color America: LAVA on virtual shape AUVOT Mea

Visions of progress - BASF's 2022-2023 Automotive Color Trends collection

The 2022-2023 collection is called NEW ARRAY, providing innovative shades with an increasing focus on sustainability and functionality. In the Americas, expressions of natural and simplified options beckon both individuals and communities to embrace liminal spaces.

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Daniel Schatz, Test Engineer (left) and Alexander Schulz, Technician (right) are setting up a catalyst in the exhaust system of a test vehicle and connect measurement ports. In the Hannover Engine Lab future catalyst technologies are tested on their functionality and durability under real life conditions.

BASF researchers receive R&D award

The Research and Development Council of New Jersey has awarded a team of BASF inventors with the prestigious 2021 Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award for outstanding environmental contributions. The award honors an innovative Diesel Oxidation Catalyst (DOC), which enables automotive OEMs to meet tighter emission regulations and clean the air we breathe.

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