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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Informe BASF: el verde y el gris redefinen el panorama del color automotriz en 2025

El Color Report for Automotive OEM Coatings de BASF Coatings ofrece un análisis exhaustivo de la distribución del color en la industria automotriz global, examinando tanto las preferencias mundiales como regionales. Los datos se basan en la información disponible sobre la producción global de vehículos de pasajeros y la aplicación de pinturas.

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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 Opens High-Performance Dispersant Production Line in Nanjing, China

High-performance dispersants play a vital role in coatings, improving pigment dispersion, colour performance and system stability. CFRP technology meets the demands of high-end markets for a broader colour gamut and superior product performance.

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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 and Carlyle Agree Deal for Coatings Business - Valued at €7.7 Billion

The deal, combined with BASF’s earlier divestment of its decorative paints business, values the company’s entire Coatings division at €8.7 billion, reflecting an implied 2024 EV/EBITDA multiple before special items of approximately 13x. BASF will retain a 40% equity stake in the business and is expected to receive around €5.8 billion in pre-tax cash proceeds at closing.

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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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