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Münster/Lipetsk -- VITA, a Pevicoat Service Center
in Russia, and BASF Coatings are celebrating five years of a successful
partnership. In honor of the anniversary, 11 VITA employees visited the
Münster site, where they learned about BASF Coatings' paint production
and development.
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Five years of a successful partnership:
In honor of the anniversary, 11 VITA employees visited the Münster
site, where they learned about BASF Coatings' paint production and
development.
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"The partnership between VITA and BASF Coatings
has been a success from the very beginning," says Uwe Pelchen, head
of Sales – Coil Coatings Europe I, stressing the very good business
relationship between the two companies. He adds, "Hosting our partner,
VITA, has been a great opportunity to present our customer the complex
processes of the paint production and development directly on site."
VITA is located in Lipetsk, 600 kilometers south of Moscow
in the Black Earth region of Russia. At the plant, coil-coating topcoats
are mixed and are then applied to the steel coils at the NLMK steel plant,
BASF Coatings' largest coil coatings customer. The steel coils are
used in the construction industry, for household appliances, or in the
transportation sector. The Pevicoat system, BASF Coatings' service concept
for the coil coating sector, is used to manufacture the paint and apply
it to the coils. Pelchen stresses, "The major advantages are flexibility
and speed. The way I see it, there is no better instrument that can serve
to increase our customers' flexibility and at the same time, reduce
the complexity of the process for them. This gives VITA a competitive
edge that has contributed to its success."
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After some sightseeing in Münster the guests from
VITA received a warm welcome from Mayor Günter Schulze-Blasum
at the "Friedenssaal" of the Münster city hall.
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In addition to participating in business-related discussions,
the guests from VITA had time to do some sightseeing in Münster.
After a tour of the cathedral, they received a warm welcome from Mayor
Günter Schulze-Blasum at the "Friedenssaal" of the Münster
city hall.
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.
Source: BASF Coatings AG
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