Industries and applications

BASF takes a market facing approach to customer service. This approach allows us to take a holistic look at our customers' needs. We operate in these key market areas - automotive, construction, infrastructure, printing and packaging, furniture and flooring, paints and coatings, adhesives, and paper coatings.

Automotive & transportation

BASF offers single source, end-to-end solutions for the automotive and transportation coatings industry. Thanks to the diversity in product and application expertise, depending on customer needs we can deliver a wide range of resins, functional additives, curing agents, rheology modifiers and light stabilizers.

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Architectural coatings

BASF is a leading raw material supplier in the paints and coatings industry, offering an extensive portfolio of binders, colorants and additives as well as technical expertise for interior coatings, exterior coatings, primers and specialty applications.

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Construction

Structural durability. Reduced energy consumption. Shrinking labor force. These are just a few of the demands facing the construction industry. We take a full formulation approach to tackle these challenges head on.

Infrastructure

Safe, long lasting, and cost-effective solutions for infrastructure construction, pavement markings and pavement preservation.

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Floorcare

Looking for a floor finish that holds up to heavy foot traffic? We've got you covered.

The ACROFLOR® product line is your solution for glossy, durable floor finishes that are easy to maintain.

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Furniture & floor coatings

No matter what your desire for your furniture and flooring applications, we create chemistry to provide coating raw material solutions that meet your performance and environmental needs.

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Industrial coatings

BASF advances the industrial coatings market by offering an extensive portfolio of binders and additives that make coatings more durable, efficient, functional, and sustainable.

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Printing & Packaging

We bring printing solutions to the packaging industry that are differentiated, innovative, and sustainable. Our broad product portfolio of binders, eco-friendly resins, and additives allows your customers to achieve high quality printing results.

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Adhesives

BASF offers a large and innovative portfolio of adhesive raw materials and additives, including water-based acrylic and styrene butadiene emulsions and ultraviolet (UV) cure hot melt polymers.

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Paper coatings

BASF is your partner for paper and paperboard coatings. Our products provide answers to today’s market challenges for coated paper and board, focusing on cost optimization and improved appearance and functionality.

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With our technical expertise and industry know-how, we are constantly working on new solutions and innovations to meet your needs:

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