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Glasurit supports Global Preferred Partnership agreement with INEOS Automotive for its Global Body and Paint Program

For the next three years, BASF will help INEOS Automotive build its global body and paint program focusing on the highest level of industry standards and sustainable refinish solutions.
Glasurit premium refinish brand of BASF will provide expertise and paint innovation to develop body shop network requirements for the INEOS Grenadier worldwide

02/02/2024

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BASF Coatings steps up initiatives to steer sustainability criteria for global collision repair industry

29/01/2024

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Leading colour innovation – Colour Report for Automotive OEM coatings

17/01/2024

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Lenina Gruis from Bremen wins the German Championship of Vehicle Painters

The German Championships of Vehicle Painters come to an end with a celebratory awards ceremony in Münster. The young talents of the vehicle painting trade have been through two intense days of competition. In the Refinish Competence Center of the main sponsor Glasurit, they have given their all in the struggle for a place on the podium. Now the winners are confirmed. Lenina Gruis from Bremen is Germany's best young painter. A fantastic second place goes to Pauline Rosenetzki from Thuringia, followed by Jason Scherer from Saarland in third place.

16/01/2024

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Go green. Drive efficiency: The new sustainable EcoBalance portfolio for the Commercial Vehicle business

Glasurit, the premium refinish paint brand of BASF, has introduced the EcoBalance portfolio for the commercial vehicle industry with nine products covering the full commercial vehicle paint process. EcoBalance products help save fossil raw materials and are certified to offer a significant reduction in CO2 emissions. The new portfolio can be combined with existing products used for the repair and OEM painting of commercial vehicles, such as trucks, buses and special vehicles.

11/12/2023

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Glasurit® Takes You into the World of Automotive Refinishing with the Opening of the WorldSkills Museum

The successful opening ceremony of the world's first WorldSkills Museum took place on November 6th at Yangpu Riverside in Shanghai. Glasurit®, a global partner of WorldSkills, joined this prestigious event.

13/11/2023

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Partnering EuroSkills and WorldSkills2023

BASF is stepping up its commitment to developing young talent for the global collision repair industry. Almost 600 of the most talented young professionals from 32 countries were celebrated at the EuroSkills Gdańsk 2023 Closing Ceremony on Saturday, 9 September for their commitment to achieving the world-class standard of excellence in their skills. In the Car Painting category, the best collision repair painters were awarded using Glasurit premium automotive refinish paint from BASF. See the statement from Jane Niemi, Head of Global Marketing Automotive Refinish Coatings Solutions and Roman Dudar, Regional Business Management Region North.

11/09/2023

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The winners of EuroSkills Gdańsk 2023 #Glasurit

With Glasurit, we wholeheartedly support vocational skills and training in schools around the world to help raise the standards of training and development of automotive paint technicians. We congratulate the winners at EuroSkills Gdańsk 2023 Car Painting category and are excited to support WorldSkills yet again in 2023 as we look to attract and create a pipeline of young talent for the future.

11/09/2023

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GLASURIT supports young painters at EuroSkills2023

BASF is stepping up its commitment to developing young talent for the global collision repair industry. All the contestants at EuroSkills Gdańsk, Poland, and WorldSkills France 2023 National Finals will use premium refinish paint and solutions from Glasurit, the premium paint brand of BASF and official Global Industry Partner of WorldSkills International. They will leverage sustainable and digital solutions and state-of-the-art training to develop the next generation of world-class painters who will be ready for the WorldSkills Competition in Lyon, France, 2024.

29/08/2023