08. BASF Coatings
Muenster, Germany
www.basf-coatings.com
PUBLIC COMPANY; YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1865
REVENUE: $3.642 billion s (2015ß: $3.607 billion)
MARKETS SERVED
Automotive OEM; Automotive refinish; Commercial vehicles; Industrial coatings
KEY EXECUTIVES
Dirk Bremm, president BASF Group`s Coatings division; Thomas Kloster, Automotive OEM
Coatings Solutions Europe; Katja Scharpwinkel, Automotive Refinish Coatings Solutions
Europe; Chris Toomey, Coatings Solutions North America; Marcos Allemann, business
management Decorative Paints Solutions South America; Peter A. Fischer, Coatings
Solutions Asia Pacific; and Martin Jung, Surface Treatment.
BASF Coatings is a division of BASF SE. BASF’s Coatings divi- sion develops, produces and markets innovative automotive coatings, automotive refinishes and industrial coatings as well
as decorative paints. BASF Coatings operate sites in Europe, North
America and South America as well as Asia Pacific. Within this
network, the company collaborates closely with its customers all
over the world. In 2016, the Coatings division achieved global sales
of $3.642 billion. Europe represents 39 percent of total sales, Asia
Pacific 24 percent, North America 20 percent and South America,
Africa and Middle East 17 percent.
Key highlights for the year include:
• BASF completes acquisition of Guangdong Yinfan Chemistry
• BASF completes acquisition of Chemetall
• BASF completes sale of its industrial coatings businesses to
AkzoNobel
• BASF expands automotive coatings production in Thailand to
better serve ASEAN market
• BASF breaks ground on new automotive coatings plant in
Shanghai
• BASF receives the German Federal Ecodesign Award for “Cool
Coatings”
• BASF expands automotive refinish coatings manufacturing to
Asia Pacific.
BASF completed the sale of its global industrial coatings businesses to AkzoNobel. The transaction includes technologies, patents
and trademarks, as well as the transfer of dedicated production sites
in Deeside, UK and Vanderbijlpark, South Africa.
As a result of this transaction, AkzoNobel will now operate the
global coil, furniture foil and panel coatings, wind coatings and gen-
eral industry businesses acquired from BASF, as well as the com-
mercial transport business in EMEA. The remaining portfolio of the
Coatings division consists of the automotive OEM and automotive
refinish coatings businesses, as well as the decorative paints business
with the leading brand Suvinil in Brazil.
The Coatings business has been further strengthened with the
acquisition of Chemetall, a leading global supplier of applied surface treatments. Through this acquisition, BASF’s Coatings division
expands its portfolio to become a more complete solutions provider.
Chemetall develops and manufactures customized technology and
system solutions for surface treatment. Their products protect metals from corrosion, facilitate forming and machining, allow parts to
be optimally prepared for the painting process and ensure proper
coating adhesion. These chemicals are used in a wide range of industries and end-markets, such as automotive, aerospace, aluminum
finishing, and metal forming. Chemetall’s sales for the full calendar
year of 2015 were $845 million.
BASF Breaks Ground on New Automotive
Coatings Plant in Shanghai
BASF Shanghai Coatings Co., Ltd. broke ground on a new automotive coatings plant at the company’s existing site at the Shanghai
Chemical Industry Park in Caojing, Shanghai, China. The new plant
represents an investment of approximately €140 million and is expected to start operation in the fourth quarter of 2017.
As the latest investment of the joint venture between BASF and
Shanghai Huayi Fine Chemical Co., Ltd, the new plant is an expansion of the automotive coatings plant, which began production in
2014 at the same site.
“We have been investing in parallel with the growth of the automotive industry, strengthening our presence where our customers are located. Further investment into China reflects our strong
commitment to our customers in order to provide faster and more
efficient solutions that support their business growth,” said Peter
Fischer, senior vice president, Coatings Solutions Asia Pacific, BASF.
In addition to this new plant, BASF also operates a production
facility for resins and electrocoat at the same location. The close
proximity of these plants allows for more synergies and efficiency.
All plants are designed in a highly energy-efficient and sustainable
manner, offering the potential for future expansion and the flexibility to adapt to new production requirements in the years ahead.
