Three’s Company: BASF appoints three heads of global coatings business units
Toronto, Ontario — The coatings division at BASF is due for a bit of a shake-up this coming August, as the auto paint manufacturer appointed three individuals to head up the new global units for its automotive coatings and refinish businesses. Effective August 1, Patrick Zheng Yu Zhao will be tasked with overseeing BASF’s Global […]
March Motor Madness: Motorama showcases Toronto’s hottest custom cars
Toronto, Ontario — Hundreds of gearheads gathered at Toronto’s International Centre last weekend for the annual Motorama Custom Car and Motorsports Expo. With more than 300,000 sq. ft. of venue space, the event featured a display of more than 400 featured custom cars, hot rods and tuner cars; from trucks to old-school Mopar, modern mods […]
Generational Learning: BASF deemed one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People, says Mediacorp
Mississauga, Ontario — BASF has been named one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People by Mediacorp, an award recognizing the BASF’s commitment to support young professionals entering the worldforce and maintaining initiatives to retain talent in the company. Mediacorp credits BASF Canada for its employee development programs aimed at young talent, including a development […]
Reading Rainbows: Expect more colour variety in North America, says BASF 2022 coatings report
Münster, Germany — White and black remain king across the world, but the rainbow of automotive colour broadens, according to BASF’s 2022 Color Report for Automotive OEM Coatings. According to Wednesday’s report, achromatic colours continue their dominance, largely due to their prevalence on non-commercial vehicles produced in 2022–in other words, fleet vehicles. White remains the […]
Teamwork makes the Dream Work: BASF Canada, 3M and Toyota Manufacturing named in Canada’s top 100 employers
Toronto, Ontario — Mediacorp Canada Inc. has released its list of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2023, citing employee accommodations and work life balance as the prime criteria for the rankings. Rather than a bag of chips and a pat on the back, these companies take an active hand in the well-being of their employees. […]
Got it Covered: BASF announces new e-coat research centre
Münster-Hiltrup, Germany –BASF has inaugurated a new research centre at its German headquarters, where the coatings company will investigate the use of e-coat to “simulate [its] customers’ processes and paint systems” to paint pre-treated original parts like doors, fenders and hoods. The electrophoretic or cathodic dip coat (e-coat) process protects the surfaces, edges and cavities […]
GLASURIT ON THE GREEN
Jeff Pabst, Pfaff Autoworks; Gloria Mann, Media Matters; Mark Huisman, BASF Canada. Story and photos by ALLISON ROGERS BASF suppliers and stakeholders hit the green for annual golf tourney More than 250 golfers gathered at the Lionhead Golf Course and Country Club in August for the BASF Canada annual golf tournament, where industry stakeholders went […]
A Rep with Rhythm: BASF Western account rep inducted to country music hall of honour
Toronto, Ontario — Repair facilities in Western Canada may know him as the guy that gets them their paint, but Chad Melchert is also a drummer—and the drummer is finally getting their due. Melchert announced on LinkedIn this week that he has been inducted into the Canadian Country Music Association’s Hall of Honour. In addition […]
Dazzling Array: BASF unveils 2022/23 colour trends collection
Toronto, Ontario – BASF has announced 2022-2023’s Automotive Colour Trends – a collection of shades and hues designed to inspire automotive designers around the globe. According to the company’s newsletter, this year’s collection, titled ‘New Array’ refers to the thoughtful process of ordering values and responding to new needs, moving into new colour spaces with […]
Automotive Alchemy: BASF, Mercedes-Benz to use chemical recycling to repurpose scrap tires
Toronto, Ontario — Given that most cars come with at least four of them, many auto recycling facilities are overflowing with tires; as such, Mercedes-Benz is looking into ways to reconstitute and reintegrate end-of-life tires back into plastic components on the company’s new vehicles. The German automaker will utilize BASF’s chemical recycling process to combine […]
