The Insights features you read most in 2022

Explore the BASF Insights stories readers enjoyed most last year, including bio-based solutions, wood coatings, and UV absorbers.​

Learn more about epoxy coatings and the perfect match with additives

Polyurethane foam is everywhere, if you know where to look.

A line of high-performance dispersing agents addresses common concerns faced by industrial and automotive paint formulators

How automotive lightweighting must evolve to match developments in electric and autonomous vehicles

The German company issued its ninth annual Automotive Color Trends analysis from the business’ color design studio that encompasses the globe.

What’s driving lightweight, cost-saving systems in the world of NVH?

Developing next-generation technology to meet anticipated demand of the e-mobility market

Find the right Joncryl resins, emulsions and polyols for your application with our product filtering tool.

Five BASF representatives share their predictions for market-specific trends in protective coatings

Aerospace and automotive OEMs are taking notice as demand for greater efficiency drives production

Learn the basics of cape seals (or show off your knowledge!) with this short educational quiz.

Analyzing 2017 vehicle color trends from the annual automotive color report

Building on its mountain of other sustainability programs, Denver International Airport (DEN) tested an environmentally sensitive runway deicer last winter, and initial results were promising

The acclaimed auto designer shares his journey to find the best refinish paint for high-end show cars

Car manufacturers are in a race to the bottom of the scale. To help them get there, we're talking about a new technology that makes one lightweighting trend way more effective

Advantages of UV curable systems, coating formulation advice, and additives to enhance your auto interior coatings

Measuring the sustainability of preservation and eco-efficiency of cape seals

Cost savings chemistry, advances in coatings tech, and choosing the right pipeline coating system for the job

Icephobic systems, saving on de-icing systems, and three methodologies to get icephobic technologies to market

Yet again, the nation's roads received a grade of D from the ASCE

Formulators are exploring the science of permanent coalescents, while keeping one eye on performance

The nation's roads are more important than we may realize. Here's why we need to take a proactive approach to the nation's highways, and how science can help