News Release - BASF Asia Pacific

News Release
BASF expands automotive coatings production in
China
‣ State-of-the-art facility for basecoat production in Shanghai
‣ Supports growth of Chinese automotive industry
Shanghai, China – August 14, 2012 – BASF Shanghai Coatings
Company Limited is investing in a new basecoat plant at the
Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in Shanghai, China. The new
plant will increase the company’s local production capacity for
basecoat by 13,500 tons per annum. The investment represents an
important step to strengthen BASF’s position as a leading coatings
supplier to the automotive industry in China. Basecoat gives color to
and determines the visual impression made by the painted car body.
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The new coatings plant is planned to start production in the first half
of 2014. It will be designed according to the latest and most
environmentally friendly manufacturing processes and technologies.
BASF Shanghai Coatings Company Limited is a joint venture with
15 years of successful partnership between BASF and Shanghai
Coatings Company Ltd. The joint venture is already running a
production facility in the district of Minhang in Shanghai.
“In China, BASF has been supplying coatings reliably to international
and domestic car makers for more than 15 years. As a long-term
partner, we have witnessed how China has become a world leader
in automotive production,” said Peter Fischer, Senior Vice President,
Coatings Solutions Asia Pacific at BASF. “Our investment in
additional local coatings production facilities reflects our commitment
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to address the current and future needs of our automotive customers
in this dynamic market.”
“With our latest technologies, innovative coatings solutions and
processes, we will continue to invest in strengthening our
infrastructure to support the growing automotive industry in China,”
Fischer continued.
BASF is the coatings supplier who introduced waterborne basecoats
to China in 2005. It is also the world’s number one chemical supplier
to the automotive industry. The company offers a wide range of
products for use in the automotive industry throughout the value
chain, for automotive manufacturers and suppliers and in customer
service.
About BASF Coatings
BASF Coatings, the Coatings Division of the BASF Group, develops, produces and
markets a high-quality range of innovative automotive OEM coatings, automotive
refinishes and industrial coatings as well as decorative paints. BASF has significant
market positions in the Coatings sector in Europe, North America, South America
and the Asia Pacific region. In 2011 BASF Coatings achieved global sales of
almost €2.8 billion. The internet address of BASF Coatings is www.basfcoatings.com.
A copy of BASF customer magazine Coatings Partner can be
downloaded from www.coatingspartner.com
About BASF
BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its
portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop
protection products to oil and gas. We combine economic success, social
responsibility and environmental protection. Through science and innovation we
enable our customers in almost all industries to meet the current and future needs
of society. Our products and system solutions contribute to conserving resources,
ensuring healthy food and nutrition and helping to improve the quality of life. We
have summed up this contribution in our corporate purpose: We create chemistry
for a sustainable future. BASF posted sales of about €73.5 billion in 2011 and had
approximately 111,000 employees as of the end of 2011. Further information on
BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com or in the Social Media
Newsroom at newsroom.basf.com.