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Sustainability Photo BASF Coatings Employees
Trade News | November 13, 2025

BASF Coatings is committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals

The 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) set a global plan for peace and prosperity. They were adopted ten years ago, in September 2015, at the UN World Summit. BASF Coatings supports selected SDGs through its own priorities and concrete measures. 
A symbolic key was handed over to mark the inauguration of the new production plant for automotive OEM coatings. 
Back from left to right: Patrick Zhao, Stefan Kiffer, Angela Stähler, Dr. Thomas Krüger, Dr. Uta Holzenkamp, Anne-Caroline Bruns, Dr. Nils Lessmann, Jue Luo 
Front from left to right: Silke Hellwig, Frank Joege, Oliver Niehaus, Claudia Zeichner de Pinho, Lena Michels
Trade News | November 10, 2025

BASF Coatings launches new automotive OEM coatings plant in Muenster, Germany

BASF Coatings has successfully commissioned a state-of-the-art production plant for automotive OEM coatings at its Muenster site in Germany. The new facility is designed to produce high-runner products, namely colors that currently represent the majority of market demand, and ensure consistent product quality and enhanced production efficiency.
Trade News | October 30, 2025

From Waste to Value: Recycling Automotive Shredder Residue and Bio-Waste into High-Value Feedstock

Ludwigshafen, Zurich, 30 October 2025. A new research study by ETH Zurich, in collaboration with BASF SE, has investigated an alternative route for mixed plastic waste streams from end-of-life vehicles: to recycle it alongside biomass. The results show: the recycling of one kg of automotive shredder residues with 3 kg of biomass reduces greenhouse gas emissions by more than 3 kg CO2-eq. as compared to their incineration for energy recovery. As the European Union prepares legislation on end-of-life vehicles, these findings have implications for policy makers.

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Sustainability Photo BASF Coatings Employees
Trade News | November 13, 2025

BASF Coatings is committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals

The 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) set a global plan for peace and prosperity. They were adopted ten years ago, in September 2015, at the UN World Summit. BASF Coatings supports selected SDGs through its own priorities and concrete measures. 
A symbolic key was handed over to mark the inauguration of the new production plant for automotive OEM coatings. 
Back from left to right: Patrick Zhao, Stefan Kiffer, Angela Stähler, Dr. Thomas Krüger, Dr. Uta Holzenkamp, Anne-Caroline Bruns, Dr. Nils Lessmann, Jue Luo 
Front from left to right: Silke Hellwig, Frank Joege, Oliver Niehaus, Claudia Zeichner de Pinho, Lena Michels
Trade News | November 10, 2025

BASF Coatings launches new automotive OEM coatings plant in Muenster, Germany

BASF Coatings has successfully commissioned a state-of-the-art production plant for automotive OEM coatings at its Muenster site in Germany. The new facility is designed to produce high-runner products, namely colors that currently represent the majority of market demand, and ensure consistent product quality and enhanced production efficiency.
Trade News | October 30, 2025

From Waste to Value: Recycling Automotive Shredder Residue and Bio-Waste into High-Value Feedstock

Ludwigshafen, Zurich, 30 October 2025. A new research study by ETH Zurich, in collaboration with BASF SE, has investigated an alternative route for mixed plastic waste streams from end-of-life vehicles: to recycle it alongside biomass. The results show: the recycling of one kg of automotive shredder residues with 3 kg of biomass reduces greenhouse gas emissions by more than 3 kg CO2-eq. as compared to their incineration for energy recovery. As the European Union prepares legislation on end-of-life vehicles, these findings have implications for policy makers.
New electronic grade ammonium hydroxide plant in Ludwigshafen in support of wafer cleaning, etching and other precision processes in semiconductor manufacturing.
Photo: BASF
Trade News | October 30, 2025

BASF constructs new electronic grade ammonium hydroxide plant in Ludwigshafen

Ludwigshafen, Germany – October 30, 2025BASF today announces the construction of a state-of-the-art Electronic Grade Ammonium Hydroxide (NH4OH EG) plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany, in support of wafer cleaning, etching and other precision processes in semiconductor manufacturing. This critical ultra-pure chemical will support the growth and expansion of semiconductor companies in Europe, ensuring a robust local supply chain for the production of advanced chips.
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.