Coatings World - November 2012

BASF’s refinish products on display at SEMA

BASF Automotive Refinish Solutions unveiled restyled vehicles, hosted autograph sessions and prize drawings and displayed the latest in custom color technology at booth 21455 at the 2012 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show, Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 in Las Vegas.

During the show, BASF, displayed vehicles featuring its Glasurit and R-M waterborne paint systems.

Experts from BASF were on hand to discuss the latest in waterborne and color technology, collision repair services and tools and the best color matching tools in the industry.

Chip Foose, nationally known television personality, automotive designer and owner of Foose Design, was on hand during the press conference to unveil the 1948 Cadillac Eldorado “Eldorod” that he has restyled and painted with a custom blended Deep Blue from BASF’s Glasurit 90-Line waterborne system.

During the press conference, BASF also hosted the unveiling of the “Grinch,” a 1970 Chevy Camaro restyled by the Ringbrothers and painted in Custom Green from the Glasurit 90-Line. Mike and Jim Ring from Ringbrothers were on hand for the unveiling.

BASF also featured two additional must-see vehicles at its SEMA booth. The 2012 Ridler Award Winning 1955 Ford Thunderbird designed by Jonathon Peace and built by Torq’d Design Lab and Greening Auto Company will be on display. The Thunderbird, which is owned by Dwayne Peace, is painted in Glasurit 90- Line Brilliant Red. Also being exhibited is the “Kardiac 500,” a 1967 Shelby Mustang GT 500 that was a Great 8 finalist at this year’s Detroit Autorama. Built by JF Kustoms and owned by Gordon Phillips, the Kardiac 500 is painted in a R-M Onyx HD Custom Mocha.

tion of parts of Ciech’s global TDI (toluene diisocyanate) business by BASF. Closing of the transaction is expected in the first quarter of 2013. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

The agreement involves parts of
Ciech’s worldwide TDI business. The pro-
duction facility of Ciech’s subsidiary in
Zachem, Poland, is not part of the trans-
action. Ciech and BASF will cooperate
closely to facilitate an effective transition
of supply agreements and support services
for Ciech’s TDI customers, the company
reported. CW

Index to Companies

This index gives the starting page for a department or feature with a signifi-
cant reference to a manufacturer of paint, coatings, adhesives and sealants.
Subsidiaries are indexed under their own names.

AkzoNobel............................................. 10, 22, 24

BASF.....................................................8, 50

BenjaminMoore .............................................. 32

BrederoShaw................................................. 24

CaliforniaPaints .............................................. 32

DAP........................................................ 36

Dunn-Edwards............................................. 22, 32

DuPont ..................................................... 10

Hempel ..................................................... 22

Henkel...................................................... 36

InternationalPaint.......................................... 10, 22

Jotun....................................................... 24

Kelly-Moore ................................................. 10

LordCorp.................................................... 26

MatrixSystems ............................................... 10

PPG..................................................... 10, 22

SCIGRIP .................................................... 36

Sherwin-Williams........................................ 10, 22, 32

Spraylat..................................................... 10

Tremco ..................................................... 36

BASF to partially acquire
Ciech’s TDI business
BASF and Ciech announced the acquisi-
UnitedGilsoniteLaboratories .................................... 36