For the 2014 German Design Award,
BASF has been honored with a Special
Mention in the category communication tools. The company received the
international design award for its global trend book “Making Headway,” in
which BASF designers present the latest automotive color trends for automotive customers.
Every year, BASF exclusively pub-lishes such a trend book for its automotive customers. The book addresses
both global and regional color themes
and presents the latest automotive
colors from Europe, Asia Pacific and
North America. The award-winning
“Making Headway” global trend book
consists of two parts: a trend description and a removable and expandable
color section.
The book serves as a tool for automotive designers, offering both information
and inspiration. It describes social movements and developments researched by
designers. The color trends based on these
findings are visualized with originally
coated color samples.
After the Red Dot Award in 2012
and the iF Design Award in 2013, this
is now BASF’s third award for its customer communications work in the area
of color design.
The German Design Award is presented by the German Design Council.
The 30-member jury selected the winners
from more than 1,900 submissions from
the areas of product and communication
design in the ten competition categories.
Nippon Paint Lanka’s
Two Paint Brands Receive
Singapore Green Label
Certification
Nippon Paint Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. has
announced that two of its brands,
Medifresh 3 in 1 and Weatherbond
Algae Guard have been certified by the
Singapore Green Label Scheme. The
two Nippon paint variants are the only
paint products to be Singapore Green
Label certified among those available
in the local market. It is also the first
step in an ongoing improvement process implemented by Nippon Paint
Lanka to become a more eco-friendly
producer of the highest quality interior
and exterior paints.
Launched in May 1992 and admin-
istered by the Singapore Environment
Council since June 1999, the Singapore
Green Labelling Scheme is Singapore’s
leading environmental standard and certi-
fication mark. The certification evaluates
products through stringent standards and
encourages the improvement, promotion,
and development of the ‘ecolabelling’ of
products and services. Green Label certi-
fied products have a competitive advan-
tage, are marketable and readily accepted
by consumers or business associates in
making their purchasing decisions. Third-
party, environmental performance rec-
ognition, certification and labeling to
improve, promote, and develop the ‘eco-
labeling’ of products and services is a
positive trend seen all over the world in
global markets that are increasingly look-
ing to be more environmentally viable
and socially responsible.
Certified under the Singapore Green
Labelling Scheme, both Nippon paint
variants have added benefits to consumers. The certification confirms that
chemicals used to produce both types
will not cause eye, nose and throat irritation, asthma attacks, nausea, vomiting,
severe headaches, nose bleeds, dizziness,
fatigue, irritations to the respiratory, immune and nervous systems or any other
health concerns that are common among
frequent users of paint and other related
products. It also guarantees that chemicals are used in the acceptable quantity
levels, thus ensuring that they do not
pollute the environment or prove toxic
in any other form.
BASF Wins 2014 German Design Award
American Coatings Show 2014 was Held in Atlanta
The American Coatings Show and Conference were held April 7-10 at the
Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Held in partnership with
the American Coatings Association (ACA) and Vincentz Network – the organizer of the European Coatings Show and Conference – the American Coatings
Show and Conference (ACS/ACC) is an exhibition and technical conference
designed as a sister event to the European event.
This year’s show featured 110,000 square feet of exhibition space, more than 8,700 attendees from 69 countries and more than
1,000 conference attendees from 19 countries.
“Preliminary data for the American Coatings Show and Conference held great promise that this year’s event would exceed previous years’ success, and that challenge has been met. Our goal is to continue meeting the needs of professionals and companies
in the coatings industry, and we look forward to providing another high-quality forum in 2016,” said Andy Doyle, ACA president.
