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BASF's Münster site is the world's largest integrated paint manufacturing site and simultaneously the headquarters of BASF's Coatings division. We develop, produce and market innovative solutions for automotive OEM and automotive refinish coatings.

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"We are the largest industrial employer in the region and take our responsibility for our employees, the society and the environment very seriously. Examples are our offers for a good work-life balance, our commitment for local educational projects and our high standards in terms of quality, technology and safety."

Wolfram Schier, BASF's Director HR Management and Münster Site Manager 

Latest News

March 11, 2022

BASF opens new laboratory building

BASF opened a new laboratory building for the development of automotive refinish coatings and innovations beyond paint at its site in Münster, Germany. It underlines the Coatings division’s global position as a future-oriented and innovative company. “It is another component of our positioning as a global innovation center of BASF Coatings. We are thus complementing a series of global technical innovations. This includes the ‘Lean Lab’, which we started operating in 2018 at this site, as well as our plant for the functionalization of films for various industries,” highlighted Uta Holzenkamp, head of BASF’s Coatings division.
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October 13, 2021

Endless variation – the theme of BASF’s 2021-2022 Automotive Color Trends collection

Designers for BASF’s Coatings division have delved into new color spaces for the 2021-2022 Automotive Color Trends collection. Borrowing a phenomenon from quantum mechanics, this year’s collection is called SUPERPOSITION, which is a state where the limitation of binary systems is overcome.
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Facts and Figures

Automotive OEM coatings and automotive refinish coatings

are manufactured at the Münster site

427,000 square meters

is the total area of the site premises (around the size of 60 soccer fields)

With approx. 2,300 employees from more than 30 nations

we are one of the largest industrial employers in Münster and the region

About 150 trainees/apprentices

are enrolled in training here

7 Mitarbeitende in Arbeitskleidung am Standort Münster
Careers
In order to help our employees successfully balance their professional and private lives, we offer support for young families, including an on-site day care center.
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