Expansion of the partnership (CP 2/2009)

The Turkish commercial vehicle manufacturers BMC and Otokar are focussed on BASF Coatings.

Picture: BMC BMC trucks: BMC too is now using the new high-solid topcoats of BASF Coatings.

Both BMC, a manufacturer of buses and trucks, and Otokar, a producer of buses and military vehicles, have each opted for BASF Coatings as their sole coatings partner. The two Turkish companies have a combined annual production capacity of almost 30,000 vehicles. With the support of BASF Coatings, both manufacturers succeeded in changing over their production facilities to the new high-solids topcoats in just three months

and are already reaping the benefits of the change after only a short period of time.

Serhat Uzunoglu, PaintshopTeam Leader at Otokar: “The new system from BASF Coatings increases our productivity and, thanks to lower consumption, also makes us more cost-effective and helps to protect the environment, while we get to enjoy outstanding technical support.”

Savas Özkan, Paintshop Assistant Manager at BMC, adds: “The reasons for changing over were reduced consumption, better environmental protection, compliance with VOC regulations, and simply the fact that we get to work with a globally recognized product rather than with just a local system.

We are impressed with our now faster and more cost-effective processes. The convincing factors were not just the performance and quality of the products, but also the technical support during the changeover phase. We are already looking forward to the introduction of the waterbased coating systems, which is due to happen shortly.”

www.bmc.com.tr
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