BASF brings new colors
The BASF color collection “On Volude” is the result of a collaboration between human and artificial intelligence.

BASF brings new colors
Every year, BASF's Coatings division designers create a new color collection to inspire automotive designers worldwide. The current On Volude collection has a strong focus on sustainability and functionality. Because customers rely on BASF's color collection to develop colors for future models, these new colors will be on the road in three to five model years. The designers chose colors that were previously atypical for the automotive sector: light neutral shades, pastel mid-tones and light achromatic shades. Beige tones and warm tones between red and orange expand the palette. In addition, On Volude gives the colors a tactile component with matt and structured surfaces. The On Volude color collection is made from sustainable and recycled raw materials and is lidar and radar compatible.
135 years ago, Max Winkelmann laid the foundation for his company, from which the globally successful automotive refinish brand Glasurit emerged. Winkelmann's revolutionary idea of combining pigments and binders in a single, ready-to-use product made processing easier at the time and significantly increased the durability of the paint. This philosophy – developing products that make it easy for users to achieve first-class results – is still the basis of Glasurit's success today. Some milestones:
- 1964 führte Glasurit mit der Reihe 54 das erste Metallic-Basislack-System für die Autoreparaturlackierung ein.
- Mit der Einführung der systematisch aufeinander abgestimmten Produkte des Glasurit RATIO Systems wurde 1982 das Zeitalter der effizienten, einfachen, übersichtlichen und sicheren Autoreparaturlackierung eingeläutet.
- 1992 brachte Glasurit als einer der ersten Hersteller weltweit mit der Glasurit Reihe 90 ein wasserbasiertes Reparaturlacksystem auf den Markt.
- 2020 stellte Glasurit mit der Reihe 100 das fortschrittlichste Wasserbasislacksystem vor, das hohe Prozessgeschwindigkeit mit ökologischen Vorteilen kombiniert.
Today Glasurit's product range goes far beyond repair paints. The company offers innovative color matching solutions, certified technicians and consultants, a comprehensive range of consulting services to increase efficiency and a global network of training centers.