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BASF expands auto refinish operations; with the opening of its new Refinish Competence Center and the expansion of its training program, BASF will continue to be a leader in the refinish market.

Publication: Coatings World
Publication Date: 01-OCT-09 		Format: Online
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Full Article Title: BASF expands auto refinish operations; with the opening of its new Refinish Competence Center and the expansion of its training program, BASF will continue to be a leader in the refinish market.(International Coatings Scene: EUROPE)

Article Excerpt
The global coatings sector for automobile refinishing is suffering from a severe shortage of skilled personnel able to paint repair work to professional standards.

The scarcity of expertise among spray painters is a handicap for body shop businesses wanting to expand their operations. It is also a major obstacle for entrepreneurs in emerging economies like China and Russia wishing to exploit a fast growing demand for car repair services among an increasing number of automobile owners.

Furthermore it is a big drawback for coating manufacturers. They are finding that new products and systems incorporating expensively developed technologies are not being applied properly by refinishing painters. Even worse, some body shop owners are being deterred from buying them because their staff does not have sufficient expertise to use them.

"Our customers are often telling us that our new products or systems are very difficult to work with because they do not have people who are qualified enough to operate the processes,"...

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