Basf Coatings And Nof Corporation Combine - Brief Article

Automotive Finishing, Spring, 2001

The 50/50 joint venture company of NOF Corporation (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan) and BASF Coatings AG (Muenster, Germany) became operative under the name BASF NOF Coatings Co. Ltd. With 500 employees, the company is located in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, and comprises all the coatings activities the companies have in Japan, covering automotive OEM coatings and refinish, as well as industrial coatings.

The venture will be concerned with manufacturing, sales and marketing and research and development.