BASF to inaugurate surface treatment site in China

The Surface Treatment global business unit of BASF’s Coatings division has announced the inauguration of its surface treatment production site in Pinghu City, Zhejiang Province, China.

“We celebrate the opening of our new surface treatment site in Pinghu. We are strategically located closely to our customers to meet the local demands for our advanced and time-tested solutions. Our goal is to be a growth-oriented surface technology leader, providing sustainable solutions, services, expertise, and innovations that support our customers in various industries and in our key growth market – China,” said Uta Holzenkamp, president, coatings division, BASF.

“BASF is committed to growing in China, the world’s largest chemical market. It is our strategy to produce where our customers are. The Pinghu site is another good example to demonstrate our customer focus by enhancing our local technological and market positions,” said Jeffrey Lou, president and chairman, BASF Greater China.

“Asia Pacific is the world’s fastest growing surface treatment market and China accounts for approximately 50% of the market in Asia. We believe the China market will show attractive growth rates in the medium to long term. By localizing our cutting-edge processes and solutions, like our thin-film technology Oxsilan®, we are strengthening our leading position in China, and we will significantly reduce the delivery time to our local customers,” said Christophe Cazabeau, senior vice president, surface treatment, coatings division, BASF.

The new site offers a comprehensive portfolio of applied surface treatment products and solutions to various market segments including but not limited to automotive OEM and components, coil, general industry, cold forming, aerospace, aluminium finishing and glass.