BASF, DuPont Receive PACE Awards for Automotive-Coatings Developments
BASF Coatings and DuPont Performance Coatings received 2004 Automotive News PACE (Premier Automotive Suppliers' Contribution to Excellence) Awards for technology developments related to automotive-coatings materials and application processes.
BASF was recognized for the company's ColorCARE system, a software-based tool that is designed to ensure precise color matches between new vehicle bodies and add-on parts. DuPont won the award for its "wet-on- wet" coatings system that allows two-tone styling in one pass through a paint line for Ford Motor Co. pickup trucks.