MUENSTER, Germany — BASF has recently secured a multi-year contract with Mercedes-Benz in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region that extends its longstanding, commercially approved supplier status with the car company to Australia, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. The agreement, which builds upon its success with Mercedes-Benz in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, includes its Glasurit^® and R-M^® premium automotive refinishing brands and RODIM^® paint-related products. Digital color solutions, training solutions and technical support, as well as a suite of exclusively branded Vision360^® advanced business management solutions designed to increase body shop performance and efficiency are also part of the agreement.

"We are both proud and excited to be able to extend our proven partnership with Mercedes-Benz to this dynamic region. Our focus on product innovation, eco-efficient solutions, digital business management solutions and training dovetails well with Mercedes-Benz's own vision of innovation and sustainability, and the agreement positions both companies well to grow together. Mercedes-Benz has also been one of our earliest test customers for our new digital solutions which has helped drive business efficiency throughout the body shop network," said Chris Jackman, Director of Global Strategic Account Management, BASF Automotive Refinish Coatings Solutions.

As part of the offer to Mercedes-Benz, BASF will deliver a complete offering of digital and data solutions including its digital color management tools, which help body shops to speed up workflows. Its digital portable spectrophotometers precisely measure the color on the car, and quickly and easily take the painter to the desired mixing formula.

Learn more at www.basf-coatings.com.