BASF Coatings is honoured by General Motors as a Supplier of the Year

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(2005), "BASF Coatings is honoured by General Motors as a Supplier of the Year", Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 52 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/acmm.2005.12852eab.020

BASF Coatings is honoured by General Motors as a Supplier of the Year

BASF Coatings is honoured by General Motors as a Supplier of the Year

For the second time since 2003, BASF Coatings has been named a General Motors Supplier of the Year for exceptional performance as a global supplier of automotive OEM coatings.

Jean-Pierre Monteny, President and CEO of BASF Coatings Division, accepted the award on behalf of BASF during recognition ceremonies Saturday, 23 April, at the General Motors Vehicle Engineering Center in Warren, Mich.

“At BASF we take great pride in being one of the major global suppliers to General Motors, and we are very pleased to be recognized by General Motors for our performance”, said Monteny. “Receiving the Supplier of the Year award for the second time is particularly rewarding and reflects great credit on BASF employees worldwide who are committed to quality and to meeting the needs of our friends at GM”.

Rainer Blair, Group Vice President for BASF's coatings businesses in North America and the Global Automotive Coatings Solutions business, described the award as a testament to the unique value proposition that BASF brings to its key customers in the automotive OEM industry. “We are very pleased by this award because it recognizes BASF's strengths – notably our innovative products and services, global supply and first-class launch management”, said Blair.

“Our Supplier of the Year winners are the Best of the Best, and BASF is part of this elite group based on their outstanding performance in 2004”, said Bo Andersson, vice president, GM Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. “Its balanced focus on performance and behavior support GM's priorities, and make it a role model for suppliers worldwide”.

The GM Supplier of the Year award began as a global program in 1992. Winners are selected by a global team of executives from purchasing, engineering, manufacturing and logistics who base their decisions on supplier performance in quality, service, technology and price. This year, General Motors honored 78 suppliers for their excellence throughout 2004.

BASF: a major international player in coatings

BASF Coatings AG belongs to the global Coatings Division of the BASF Group. In 2004 the Coatings Division achieved world sales of 2.0 billion euros. The Coatings Division develops, produces and markets a high-quality range of innovative automotive OEM coatings, automotive refinishes and industrial coatings as well as decorative paints, and also the processes needed to apply them. In this business, eco- efficient water-based, powder and high-solids coatings as well as radiation-curable systems play a special part. In Brazil, the company has been successful in the decorative paints market for years and holds the leading position. BASF has a major, global presence in the Coatings sector, with significant market positions in Europe, North America, South America and the Asia/Pacific region, for example with affiliates in Australia, China, India, Japan, and the Philippines. The internet address of BASF Coatings is www.basf-coatings.com