BASF establishes global technology center for metal surface treatment in Asia Pacific

BASF's establishment of a global technology center for metal surface treatment in the Asia-Pacific region
aims to strengthen cooperation with customers and provide more advanced technology services
will help BASF accelerate the pace of innovation, focus on sustainable additive products
Shanghai, China, June 16, 2020 - Today, BASF in Shanghai Innovation Park set up a metal surface treatment application centerThis is BASF's first laboratory and technology center in Asia, designed to achieve efficient collaboration and innovation with customers and provide sustainable additive products for the metal surface treatment industryThe laboratory identifies the application and innovation directions of existing and new products, and aims to meet the urgent needs of the market for environmentally friendly products and emerging technologies"Although metal finishing is a traditional industry, there is still a lot of room for innovation," said DrQian Zhenyu, Global Head of Home Care, Industrial and Public Facility Cleaning and Industrial Formulating, BASF's Care Chemicals Asia Pacific,Especially in recent years, the industry has needed to develop more solutions to address regulatory changes and technology upgradesBASF's recently launched Lutron ® POP is a good example of how it replaces chromic acid when plastic pretreatment and is a sustainable product that will help our customers choose a more environmentally friendly surface treatment process that is chromium-free (VI)"
new application center is located in BASF's Shanghai Innovation Park, BASF's largest research and development base in Asia PacificThrough this laboratory, BASF aims to provide customers with advanced and flexible technical services based on existing products, while methodically advancing innovation and application"Given that the Asian market is more than half of the global metal plating and surface treatment industry, the newly built Global Technology Centre is an important strategic initiative for us," said DrJianwen Mao, Vice President, Asia Pacific Home Care, Industrial and Public Facilities Cleaning and Industrial Formulating, BASF Care Chemicals,We plan to drive more new applications and innovations in Asia in the futureWe believe that BASF's wide range of characteristic chemical products and solutions, as well as a professional research and development platform, can make more contributions to the value chain of industries such as electrical and electronics and automotive"
metal surface treatment is an essential link in many industries, including automotive, electrical and electronics and steel production, the process can enable metal materials to have excellent corrosion resistance, improve material hardness, increase the texture of gloss, so that it can withstand the test of time