Effective August 1, 2023, the Coatings division of BASF will implement global units for its Automotive OEM Coatings Solutions and Automotive Refinish Coatings Solutions businesses.
While recent years have witnessed a bit of a slowdown in the growth of the automotive sector, the value produced by body shops and repair facilities has increased significantly, which illustrates the market for automotive refinish coatings' potential for expansion.
BASF is collecting submissions to compete for a spot in the 2023 R-M calendar that will be distributed to collision shops and car enthusiasts across the United States and Canada.
R-M®, BASF’s premium automotive refinish paint brand, is hosting the 13th International R-M Best Painter Contest Final at the R-M Refinish Competence Center in Clermont-de-l’Oise, France, from June 28–30, 2022.
BASF’s Coatings division has signed a new multi-year Global Industry Partnership with WorldSkills International to help develop new talent in the automotive refinish industry.
BASF has recently secured a multi-year contract with Mercedes-Benz in the Asia-Pacific region that extends its longstanding, commercially approved supplier status with the car company.
BASF announced that for the next two years the company will be a preferred partner for the sales of paint related products (PRP) to the BMW global refinish network.
