Stations in the history of the waterborne basecoats
Stations in the history of the waterborne basecoats
1968-1970. Development and introduction of metallic basecoats in Würzburg.
From 1986. Introduction and start of waterborne metallic basecoat production in Würzburg.
1987. First use of waterborne basecoats in production at Opel in Bochum and Volvo in Gothenburg.
1989. General Motors starts using waterborne basecoats in North America.
1993. Start-up of the new waterborne basecoat factory in Schwarzheide.
1997. Introduction of “Integrated Process” technology in line production at Rastatt.
2000. First use of waterborne basecoats in Japan (Honda and Nissan).
2005. General Motors uses waterborne basecoats for the first time in China.
2006. Schwarzheide factory hits 100,000 metric tons mark in waterborne basecoat production.
2006. 20 years of waterborne basecoat production in Würzburg.
