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(2006), "Two BASF coatings facilities receive Ohio Chemistry Technology Council Award", Pigment & Resin Technology, Vol. 35 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/prt.2006.12935fab.006
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2006, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Two BASF coatings facilities receive Ohio Chemistry Technology Council Award
Two BASF coatings facilities receive Ohio Chemistry Technology Council Award
Keywords: Quality awards, Coatings technology, Automotive industry
The Ohio Chemistry Technology Council (OCTC) has named BASF's Coatings Technical Support Center in Whitehouse, Ohio, and BASF's coatings production site in Greenville, Ohio, as recipients of its 2005 Excellence in Environmental, Health, Safety and Security Performance Award.
The award recognizes chemical facilities that have demonstrated a strong commitment to continuous improvement in environmental protection, health, safety and security. The OCTC considered several factors, including a company's interaction with the local community through an active community advisory group, a strong pollution-prevention program, and effective operational controls and procedures that helped prevent serious accidents during the previous year.
BASF's Whitehouse site employs approximately 140 people and provides a wide range of R&D, technical information and customer-support services for the company's Automotive Refinish, Automotive OEM and Industrial Coatings businesses. The site is also home to BASF's Automotive Refinish Application and Training Center, which develops training programs and offers advanced, hands-on classes for BASF's collision- repair customers.
BASF's Greenville site employs approximately 135 people and produces clearcoat and electrocoat products for the automotive industry. The site also makes a variety of resins – including acrylics, polyurethanes, polyesters and epoxies – that form the basis of coatings used in automotive (both OEM and refinish), industrial and coil-coating applications.
Further information on BASF is available on the internet at www.basf.com/