SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- BASF was
named a 2016 General Motors (GM) Supplier of the Year for the
twelfth time since 2002.
The award winners were chosen by a global team of GM purchasing,
engineering, quality, manufacturing, and logistics executives.
Winners were selected based on performance criteria in product
purchasing, indirect purchasing, logistics, customer care and
aftersales. With its broad array of color solutions and modern
paint processes, BASF's Coatings division helps GM improve
productivity and environmental performance.
"We are focused on building positive supplier relationships,
bringing new, customer-centric innovations to GM and being the OEM
of choice among suppliers," said Steve
Kiefer, GM vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply
Chain. "The companies we recognize not only have brought
innovation, they delivered it with the quality our customers
deserve."
"BASF's relationship with GM demonstrates the importance of
cultivating partnerships to drive innovation," said Teressa Szelest, President, Market and Business
Development North America at BASF. "There is a creative space that
lies between a materials provider and a car manufacturer, and BASF
looks to fill that with cutting-edge products and solutions."
Ms. Szelest accepted the award on behalf of BASF at the
25th annual awards ceremony in Orlando, Florida on March 31.
About BASF's Coatings division
The Coatings division
of BASF is a global expert in the development, production and
marketing of innovative and sustainable automotive OEM and refinish
coatings, as well as decorative paints. We create advanced
performance solutions and drive performance, design and new
applications to meet our partners' needs all over the world. BASF
shares skills, knowledge and resources of interdisciplinary and
global teams for the benefit of customers by operating a
collaborative network of sites in Europe, North
America, South America and
Asia Pacific. In 2016, the
Coatings division achieved global sales of about €3.2 billion.
In 2016, BASF acquired Chemetall, a leading global supplier of
applied surface treatments for metal, plastic and glass substrates
in a wide range of industries and end markets. With this expansion
in portfolio, BASF becomes a more complete solution provider for
coatings.
Solutions beyond your imagination – Coatings by BASF. For more
information about the Coatings division of BASF and its products,
visit www.basf-coatings.com.
About BASF
BASF Corporation, headquartered in
Florham Park, New Jersey, is the
North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has nearly 17,500 employees in
North America, and had sales of
$16.2 billion in 2016. For more
information about BASF's North American operations, visit
www.basf.us.
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We
combine economic success with environmental protection and social
responsibility. The approximately 114,000 employees in the BASF
Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in
nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our
portfolio is organized into five segments: Chemicals, Performance
Products, Functional Materials & Solutions, Agricultural
Solutions and Oil & Gas. BASF generated sales of about
€58 billion in 2016. BASF shares are traded on the stock
exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS),
London (BFA) and Zurich (BAS). Further information at
www.basf.com.
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