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BASF receives the German Federal Ecodesign Award for “Cool Coatings”
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ASF’s Coatings division has won the German BASF offers a complete package of temperatureFederal Ecodesign Award. The jury was management solutions for all types of vehicles. convinced by the “Cool Coatings” automotive The special formulations can be integrated into coating technology’s innovative approach and its conventional application processes without any sophisticated design, which enables a broad colour extra effort and meet the high quality standards for range. BASF’s Cool Coatings the life cycle of a finish. reflect infrared light and in so “The Cool Coatings doing, reduce the temperature technology allows a broad on the automotive surface and colour range. This way, interior (Fig. 1). This passive even complex colours can temperature management be produced – ranging from reduces heating of the car warm, intensive colours to surface by up to 20°C, which cool colour concepts”, said leads to a reduction of 4°C in the Stephan Schwarte, head interior of the vehicle. Due to the of Pigmentdispersion & savings in air conditioning, fuel Innovative Colors (Fig. 2). 1 consumption can be reduced This year marks the fifth time or the range of electric cars the German Federal Ecodesign Figure 1: One of the colours got with the can be extended. BASF uses Award has been presented by Cool Coatings formulation. the technology to the German Federal support its customers Environmental Agency in optimizing their (UBA) and the German vehicles’ fuel and Federal Environment energy efficiency. Ministry (BMUB) in “In addition to cooperation with providing an attractive the International appearance and Design Centre Berlin protecting the vehicle, (IDZ). The jury, Cool Coatings also whose members are feature additional experts in the areas of functional properties. design, ecology and 2 The technology is an economics, selected important step toward contributions from Figure 2: From left to right: Stefan Sickert (Product Management basecoats BASF), Stephan Schwarte (head modern mobility. We over 350 submissions of Pigmentdispersion & Innovative Colors BASF) and are especially happy to in the categories Barbara Hendricks (minister of the environment). receive the award, since Product, Service and it honours exactly this Young Talent. aspect,” said Mark Gutjahr, head of Automotive Color For further information: Design EMEA. www.basf-coatings.com