Products & Processes

Up to 20 percent less energy consumption, wastewater and costs: Our cleaning solutions for washing and wastewater treatment plants do not only improve the safety, but also the life cycle assessment of PET recycling processes.

We continuously work to optimize coating processes. The objective is to reduce costs for the customer and make processes even more efficient and eco-friendly. One example is the Integrated Process II. With this technology, a waterborne basecoat system consisting of two individual components additionally assumes all functions of the primer. This allows a complete coating step to be eliminated, including the baking process, without negatively impacting the final color or the properties of the coating. The Integrated Process II reduces CO₂ emissions by up to 20 percent. 

PrimeCube^® is a new technology of BASF’s Coatings division for coating truck cabins. It combines an ultra high-solid primer, “Prime Block”, with an ultra high-solid topcoat, “ColorPrime”, which are applied wet on wet. Therefore, the primer oven can be skipped leading to significant energy savings. The wet on wet application also enables the production to apply both materials with a single robot. Overall, this lean process is a perfect match with the box concept and allows for a highly flexible production with less investments. The significantly reduced primary energy demands and VOC emissions contribute to the protection of our environment.

A new BASF Coatings filler system allows body shops to apply the primer filler directly to metal in a single step. The system combines the outstanding corrosion protection properties of the epoxy technology with the superb application properties of 2K HS primer fillers and offers a foundation that can be easily sanded for high-quality refinishing. In this way, body shops not only save material, they can also skip an entire application step. The application and drying times for the priming are eliminated, along with the cleaning of the spray guns and the additional warehouse costs. In addition, the infrared lamps often used for drying the primer are not needed, which in turn lowers energy consumption.

Oxsilan^® is an eco-friendly and multi-metal pretreatment solution. The innovative thin-film technology is used for the pretreatment of car bodies, the automotive component industry as well as the appliance and construction industries. It is a state-of-the-art nickel-free alternative to the conventional zinc-phosphating process. The technology offers a high level of corrosion protection and optimal coating pretreatment with lower process costs. It is an almost sludge-free process, reducing the disposal waste. As the technology works at room temperatures, its treatment bath does not require additional heating, which additionally saves energy. 

BASF is a pioneer in developing waterborne basecoats that use water to replace most of the organic solvents used in solventborne basecoats, reducing VOC emissions. With our eco-friendly waterborne basecoats, we not only produce ecologically sustainable products, but also comply with statutory environmental protection requirements and create an innovative, eco-efficient coating solution for our customers.

28 years after bringing the first waterborne basecoat system on the market, BASF’s Coatings division has yet again revolutionized the automotive refinish industry. With the paint lines R-M AGILIS and Glasurit 100 Line, we have launched one of the eco-friendliest automotive refinish coatings on the global market. 

Its fast and efficient application creates far lower CO₂ emissions than any other paint system. Meanwhile, it guarantees excellent color stability. Its VOC value is below 250g/l which allows our customers to exceed global VOC regulations for the foreseeable future. Putting this into perspective: in the European Union, the maximum level for VOC emissions is set at 420g/l. 

With our products lines R-M^® eSense and Glasurit^® Eco Balance, automotive refinishing becomes even more sustainable. The green product versions are the world’s first refinish paints manufactured according to the certified biomass balance approach, contributing to reduced CO₂ emissions.

The biomass balance principle works similarly to green electricity, in which the electricity that comes from the socket is not necessarily generated from renewable sources, but a corresponding amount of renewable electricity is fed into the grid. At the beginning of chemical production, for example, naphtha extracted from petroleum in the steam crackers in Ludwigshafen is replaced with certified sustainable bio-naphtha from vegetable oils, with a corresponding amount being allocated to the biomass-balanced paint products. This is certified by independent third-party institutes.

Suvinil^® is BASF’s decorative paints brand in Brazil. Suvinil has further strengthened its role as a pioneer with a new antibacterial paint that is ideal for settings demanding high standards of cleanliness such as hospitals, schools and pediatric clinics and to protect your home. It is available in a wide range of colors. Suvinil Acrylic Antibacterial eliminates 99 percent of the microorganisms on the surface of any interior wall and prevents them from returning for two years. It can be washed without compromising the effect.