BASF Opens New Automotive Refinish Laboratory Building in Germany
MÜNSTER, Germany — BASF has opened a new laboratory building for the development of automotive refinish coatings and innovations beyond paint at its site in Münster, Germany. The addition reinforces the Coatings division’s global position as a future-oriented and innovative company. “It is another component of our positioning as a global innovation center of BASF Coatings. We are thus complementing a series of global technical innovations. This includes the ‘Lean Lab,’ which we started operating in 2018 at this site, as well as our plant for the functionalization of films for various industries,” said Uta Holzenkamp, head of BASF’s Coatings division.
With its new building, BASF Coatings contributes towards BASF’s target to reach net zero carbon emission for 2050. “The laboratory building is a huge milestone for the development and formulation of sustainable product solutions. This includes our state-of-the-art waterborne refinish paint portfolio Glasurit® 100 Line and R-M® AGILIS. With the lowest value of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) on the market, they are the eco-friendliest automotive refinish paint lines available,” said Chris Titmarsh, head of Automotive Refinish Coatings Solutions EMEA.