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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.

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.

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.

Sustainability is integral to Lucid’s mission as an EV manufacturer, and the company is committed to creating a more sustainable automotive industry.

Glasurit®, BASF's premium paint brand, stands for innovation, sustainability and durability. Emil Frey Racing is part of the Swiss family-owned company Emil Frey, which is active in the automotive industry in several European countries and will celebrate its 100th anniversary next year. Now the two players will combine their long-standing experience and expertise to work together as strong partners.

135 years ago, Max Winkelmann laid the cornerstone for his company that spawned the world’s successful Glasurit automotive refinish brand. Since then, Glasurit has not only participated in the developments of the paint technologies but has also played a key role in shaping them, going down in paint history time and time again.

One of the first paint products developed by Winkelmann was the paint color crystal white, an absolute innovation of its time. Up until then, it was usual in Germany to apply pigments and paint in two successive coats. Winkelmann’s revolutionary idea of combining pigments and binders in a single ready-for-use product made application much easier back in the day and also substantially increased the durability of the coating. This philosophy – developing products that make it easy for users to achieve first-class results – continues to serve as Glasurit’s basis for success today.

Vehicle manufacturers are increasingly including next-generation ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) applications and features to their cars and trucks to assist drivers in gaining awareness of their surrounding space, detecting possible sources of danger, reducing the chance of accident and more.

For the first time, on May 23rd, the European Bentley Paint & Body Round Table in Europe was held at the BASF Coatings Münster site in Germany. Following high-quality standards in the warranty paint-work repairs, Glasurit Automotive Refinish Paints is the only approved paint brand for repairs in the aftermarket of the Bentley Paint & Body network. Glasurit was honored to host the event at the BASF Coatings Münster site, including a visit to the Automotive Refinish Color Laboratory and Glasurit Refinish Competence Center. Delegates from The Netherlands, Switzerland, Norway, Portugal, France, Germany, Belgium, and Luxembourg exchanged on the general and technical updates of the Bentley Paint & Body Network and followed the Programme’s review, Standards and best practices that result in vehicles being restored back to factory standard in a globally consistent manner.