Jens Luehring Appointed CEO of New Standalone BASF Coatings Business

By transitioning to a standalone model under Luehring’s leadership, the new entity aims to leverage its market-leading innovative technologies to pursue more agile growth outside the broader BASF Group structure.

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BASF Unveils World‑Scale Verbund Site in China - A New Milestone for Sustainable Chemical Production and Coatings Supply

Spanning 4 km², the site represents one of BASF’s most advanced industrial projects to date, enabling the company to serve a broad spectrum of end markets and reinforcing its role as a key supplier of raw materials and performance components for the coatings industry.

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BASF Marks 60 Years in South Africa with Durban Dispersions Expansion for Coatings

The investment significantly increases output of dispersions used in architectural coatings - enhancing supply reliability and enabling the company to better support customers’ growth ambitions across the region.

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BASF Coatings and Volvo Car UK Renew Three-Year Partnership

BASF to remain preferred paint supplier for Volvo’s Approved Bodyshop Network.

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BASF-Bericht: Grün und Grau definieren die Automobilfarbenlandschaft 2025 neu

Der Color Report for Automotive OEM Coatings von BASF Coatings bietet eine umfassende Analyse der Farbverteilung in der globalen Automobilindustrie und untersucht sowohl weltweite als auch regionale Präferenzen. Die Daten basieren auf verfügbaren Informationen zur weltweiten Fahrzeugproduktion und Lackanwendung bei Pkw.

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BASF and OQEMA Announce Distribution Partnership in Central and Eastern Europe

This partnership with OQEMA strengthens BASF’s ability to meet the evolving needs of its customers in the paints and coatings industry on a global scale.

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BASF eröffnet Produktionslinie für Hochleistungs-dispergiermittel in Nanjing, China

Hochleistungs-dispergiermittel spielen eine entscheidende Rolle in Beschichtungen und verbessern Pigmentdispersion, Farbwiedergabe und Systemstabilität. Die CFRP-Technologie erfüllt die Anforderungen anspruchsvoller Märkte nach einem breiteren Farbspektrum und überlegener Produktleistung.

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Into the dark: Basotect® Dark EcoBalanced, The World’s First Dark Melamine Resin Foam

BASF is expanding its Basotect® portfolio with Basotect® Dark EcoBalanced, that combine the excellent acoustic and safety properties with a homogeneous dark colour.

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BASF Coatings Opens New Automotive OEM Coatings Plant in Germany

The new plant is designed to manufacture ‘high-runner’ coatings – colours that represent the majority of current market demand – while ensuring consistent quality and improved production efficiency.

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BASF Begins Production from Core of Zhanjiang Verbund Site

With several downstream plants now operational, the new capacities will enhance BASF’s ability to meet growing market demand in China and the wider Asia-Pacific region, serving customers across multiple industries, including paints and coatings.

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BASF Expands Dispersion Production Capacity in Turkey to Support Architectural Coatings and Construction Industries

This latest investment reinforces BASF’s long-term commitment to sustainability and innovation in the coatings and construction sectors.

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BASF Coatings Reveals 2025–2026 Automotive Color Trends® Collection: Driving the Proxy

The new collection explores how ideas and inspiration can serve as “proxies” to guide design decisions in the automotive industry, bridging creativity and emotion with tangible realities.

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BASF und Carlyle vereinbaren Übernahme des Coatings-Geschäfts – Wert 7,7 Milliarden €

Die Transaktion, zusammen mit der früheren Veräußerung des Bautenanstrichmittelgeschäfts von BASF, bewertet den gesamten Unternehmensbereich Coatings mit 8,7 Milliarden €. Dies entspricht einem impliziten EV/EBITDA-Multiplikator vor Sondereinflüssen von etwa 13x für 2024. BASF behält einen Anteil von 40 % an dem Geschäft und wird voraussichtlich bei Abschluss der Transaktion rund 5,8 Milliarden € vor Steuern erhalten.

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BASF, Porsche and BEST Complete Pilot Project on Chemical Recycling of Vehicle Waste

The pilot project is being hailed as a milestone in defossilisation, proving that high-quality plastics for demanding automotive applications can be produced without fossil raw materials.

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Akzonobel, Arkema and BASF Join Forces to Cut Carbon Footprint of Architectural Powder Coatings

Akzonobel, Arkema and BASF intend to expand their collaboration further and are encouraging wider participation across the value chain to accelerate the coatings industry’s shift towards greater sustainability.

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