BASF Coatings GmbH is the coatings-focused subsidiary of BASF SE, headquartered in Münster, Germany. The company develops and produces coatings, paints, and related materials for automotive manufacturers, the automotive refinish market, industrial equipment, and coil-coated metals. Its technologies include cathodic electrodeposition (e-coat) primers, primers, basecoats, clearcoats, powder and waterborne coatings, and specialty systems for metal and plastic substrates. BASF Coatings operates R&D and production sites globally.
The division also includes Chemetall, BASF’s surface treatment business, which supplies process chemicals for cleaning, pretreatment, conversion coatings, corrosion protection, sealing, and functional surface finishing across automotive, aerospace, metalworking, and general industry. Notable refinish brands include Glasurit and R-M. The portfolio is used to meet corrosion protection, durability, and appearance requirements in vehicle production and a broad range of industrial manufacturing applications.