BASF Coatings expands waterborne basecoat production

Capacity expansion at Würzburg site completed

25-May-2009 - Germany

Around one and one-half years after the construction start, BASF Coatings has officially launched its new production and lab capacities for basecoats at the Würzburg site. “With this capacity expansion, we are making a bold statement in the face of the economic crisis," Dr. Stefan Marcinowski, Member of the Board of BASF SE, stressed. “We are pursuing our long-term strategy and are consistently building on our environmentally friendly waterborne basecoat technology.”

Thirty-percent increase in capacity in Würzburg

Production capacities have been expanded and dispersion and dosing techniques implemented. Basecoat development has been concentrated in a newly constructed lab building. Additional application facilities have been set up to cover lab and production needs. Overall, the capacity at the Würzburg site has been boosted by around 30 percent.

Waterborne basecoats reduce environmental impact

In waterborne basecoats, water replaces the majority of the organic solvents that solventborne basecoats contain. The resulting reduction in solvent emissions means a considerably lower impact on the environment - a huge advantage of the technology.

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