Who we are

Who we are

Welcome to the Würzburg site

The Würzburg site is a competence center for basecoats in the worldwide network of BASF's Coatings division.

Color lends a car individuality and accentuates its design. For nearly 50 years, we have manufactured basecoats in Würzburg in a wide range of colors for the automotive industry. Our years of experience, the quality and sustainability of our products and the capacity to implement customer-specific requests have made us the leader in our field.

Facts & Figures

Around 320 employees
work at the Wuerzburg site

39,000 square meters
is the total area of the site premises

The most important success factor for us in Würzburg is customer focus. Thanks to our high flexibility, especially in production, and the broad experience of our employees, we are able to realize customized solutions in high quality and in time. This is especially important for German automotive manufacturers. We managed to change over the majority of the products to waterborne solutions, making a significant contribution to environmental protection.
Matteo Cicciotti, Werkleiter am Standort Würzburg

Dr. Matteo Cicciotti

BASF's Coatings division in Würzburg

4 Mitarbeitende in unterschiedlicher Arbeitskleidung mit einem Lackmodell
Careers
The smooth collaboration of customer laboratories, application technology and production enable us here in Würzburg to provide individual paints for auto bodies and automotive add-on parts.
Karosserie mit rotem Fahrzeugserienlack
Products and Industry
Over 50 million vehicles currently sport BASF waterborne basecoats "Made in Würzburg." In Würzburg, we also manufacture solventborne basecoats for the automotive industry.
two models with waterborne basecoat and water drops
Sustainability
We already developed the waterborne basecoat technology in Würzburg back in the mid-1980s. Instead of using solvents, we thin our products with water. Our waterborne basecoats stand out because they are sustainable without compromising quality or application properties.