Münster

Münster

Münster

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.

Site Management

"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 

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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Latest News

Trade News | December 7, 2020

BASF becomes global preferred partner for paint related products to leading OEM brand

For the next two years, BASF becomes a preferred partner for the sales of paint related products (PRP) to the BMW global refinish network.
BASF’s premium refinish brands Glasurit® and R-M® are existing preferred partners for the supply of paint solutions. Now, with the addition of PRP products including RODIM and other products, BASF strengthens its total offer in line with BMW’s growth strategy. The latest agreement includes PRP products to BMW authorized dealers and body shop networks around the world. 
Trade News | October 8, 2020

BASF’s 2020-2021 Automotive Color Trends collection shows new optimism and a positive mood

BASF has released its 2020-2021 Automotive Color Trends collection with a variety of shades and effects that show the way of modern automotive coatings.

Designers of BASF’s Coatings division around the globe created the collection, called CODE-X, with everything from new, reimagined whites, to the darkest of jet blacks, and a variety of vibrant color spaces in-between. The colors serve as inspiration to automotive designers for vehicles that will be on the road in three to five years. Many have effects or textures, making them truly a tactile experience as well as a visual and emotional experience.

Trade News | September 7, 2020

For the body shops of the future: BASF launches new waterborne basecoat line

Being the pioneer in waterborne coatings solutions for the automotive industry, BASF’s Coatings division now presents its new, most advanced refinish product line. By increasing the efficiency and significantly lowering the environmental impact, the products meet the highest expectations of modern body shops. During the development of the waterborne basecoat line, the focus was put on sustainable aspects: The innovative formulation optimizes the processing properties for fast and efficient application and enables spray painters to produce highly efficient and at the same time environmentally friendly refinishing results. Besides reducing CO2 emissions due to shorter process times in the body shop, the value of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is consistently below 250g/l and thus the lowest on the market, making the new product line the eco-friendliest automotive refinish coatings available.