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Trade News | Trade News | October 17, 2025

BASF Coatings partners with Xiaomi to co-create 100 car colors and redefine automotive aesthetics

BASF Coatings hat eine erweiterte Zusammenarbeit mit Xiaomi bekanntgegeben, um in den kommenden drei Jahren 100 neue Automobilfarbtöne mitzuentwickeln.
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Trade News | October 15, 2025

DRIVING THE PROXY 2025-2026

Designers from BASF Coatings have unveiled the 2025-2026 edition of the Automotive Color Trends collection. Titled DRIVING THE PROXY, the new collection explores how creative inspiration and influences can come from various sources, and serve as “proxies” or representatives to dynamically shape design decisions in the automotive industry.
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New Gardolene D passivation solution provides superior corrosion protection and improves battery performance. (Photo: BASF)
Trade News | October 9, 2025

Chemetall launches first global chromium- and fluoride-free Gardolene® D passivation solution for copper foils to the market

Chemetall, the global surface treatment business unit of BASF Coatings and a leading provider of innovative surface treatment solutions, introduces the first chromium-free and fluoride-free passivation technology for copper foils, Gardolene D. This pioneering solution is unique in the industry and offers superior corrosion protection as well as improved performance of copper foils used in electric vehicle battery packs, energy generation and storage systems. The new Gardolene D technology sets a new benchmark for sustainability and performance while also offering long-term regulatory compliance in copper foil treatment for the battery manufacturing market.
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Trade News | Trade News | October 17, 2025

BASF Coatings partners with Xiaomi to co-create 100 car colors and redefine automotive aesthetics

BASF Coatings hat eine erweiterte Zusammenarbeit mit Xiaomi bekanntgegeben, um in den kommenden drei Jahren 100 neue Automobilfarbtöne mitzuentwickeln.
Read more
Trade News | October 15, 2025

DRIVING THE PROXY 2025-2026

Designers from BASF Coatings have unveiled the 2025-2026 edition of the Automotive Color Trends collection. Titled DRIVING THE PROXY, the new collection explores how creative inspiration and influences can come from various sources, and serve as “proxies” or representatives to dynamically shape design decisions in the automotive industry.
Read more
New Gardolene D passivation solution provides superior corrosion protection and improves battery performance. (Photo: BASF)
Trade News | October 9, 2025

Chemetall launches first global chromium- and fluoride-free Gardolene® D passivation solution for copper foils to the market

Chemetall, the global surface treatment business unit of BASF Coatings and a leading provider of innovative surface treatment solutions, introduces the first chromium-free and fluoride-free passivation technology for copper foils, Gardolene D. This pioneering solution is unique in the industry and offers superior corrosion protection as well as improved performance of copper foils used in electric vehicle battery packs, energy generation and storage systems. The new Gardolene D technology sets a new benchmark for sustainability and performance while also offering long-term regulatory compliance in copper foil treatment for the battery manufacturing market.
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Trade News | October 2, 2025

Turning scrap into new –
BASF presents two new recycling processes for polyamides from end-of-life vehicles

BASF develops two recycling routes for PA6 from end-of-life vehicles: depolymerization and solvent‑based recycling. Pilot projects with ZF and Pöppelmann show near‑series use, processing components for Mercedes‑Benz. The aim: return dismantled parts and complex waste streams (z. B. ASR) to high‑quality recyclates, supporting a circular plastics economy.
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Porsche AG and BASF SE, in collaboration with technology partner BEST - Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies GmbH, have successfully completed a pilot project on recycling mixed waste from end-of-life vehicles. Graph: BASF SE
Trade News | September 29, 2025

BASF, Porsche, and BEST successfully complete pilot project on chemical recycling

Ludwigshafen, Germany, 29 September 2025. Porsche AG and BASF SE, in collaboration with technology partner BEST - Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies GmbH, have successfully completed a pilot project on recycling mixed waste from end-of-life vehicles. The pilot project demonstrates the recyclability of high-performance plastics from automotive shredder residues (ASR) together with renewable raw materials. This mixture of plastic, film, paint, and foam residues is so complex that it can currently only be thermally recycled. The pilot project shows that these automotive wastes can be recycled through gasification, a special type of chemical recycling, and returned to the automotive cycle.
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