BRAND-NEW
BASF Invests in a State-Of-The-Art Surface Treatment Site for its Chemetall Brand in Pinghu, China
T
he Surface Treatment global
solutions customers have come to expect
our customer support and supply chain to
business unit of the Coatings
from Chemetall. The site is ideally located
China. It will contribute to the expansion
division of BASF, operating under
at the Dushan Port Economic Development
of a broad global portfolio across multiple
the Chemetall brand, invests in a state-
Zone of Pinghu, which provides excellent
segments, with quality and environmentally-
of-the-art surface treatment site in the
infrastructure to this project.
friendly products and system solutions
Dushan Port Economic Development Zone
Asia Pacific is the largest surface treatment
for diverse market segments. These
of Pinghu, Zhejiang province, China.
market. “For Chemetall, a strong local
include automotive, auto components, coil,
The site – which is planned to be
presence in China is key to servicing our
general industry, cold forming, aerospace,
completed by 2021 – will house
customers and delivering on the ‘expect
aluminium finishing and glass,” adds Mike
production, warehousing, a state-of-the-art
more’ brand commitment to deliver the best
Watson, Vice President, Surface Treatment
laboratory and administrative offices in
customized solutions in the surface treatment
Asia Pacific.
an ideal environment for manufacturing
industry,” states Martin Jung, Senior Vice
BASF’s Coatings division has frequently
development. This investment will
President, Surface Treatment.
invested in China, especially in Shanghai, to
strengthen Chemetall’s position in China to
“This investment will create Chemetall’s most
further enhance its proximity to customers
deliver the high level of service and quality
comprehensive site globally and enhance
in the fastest growing region for automotive coatings solutions. Examples
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are the first regional Automotive Application Centre in Asia Pacific at the BASF Innovation Campus Shanghai as well as a world-scale production facility which supports the growing Chinese automotive industry. The latest investment positions BASF as an even more complete solution provider for coatings by adding the surface treatment business operating under the Chemetall brand. “We are looking forward to serving our customers in China with outstanding products and services from a state-of-the-art surface treatment site in the Dushan Port Economic Development Zone of Pinghu,” says Jin Hui, General
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Manager Chemetall China.
Figure 1: Martin Jung (left), Senior Vice President Surface Treatment, BASF and Fu Guoquan, Party Secretary and Director of Dushan Port Economic Development Zone, sign the agreement to invest in a state-of-the-art surface treatment site in Pinghu, Zhejiang province, China.
For further information: www.basf.com
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