Chemetall Opens New Lab in Mexico

Chemetall® (New Providence, NJ), the global Surface Treatment business unit of BASF Coatings, has opened a new state-of-the-art laboratory at their 38,700 sq ft manufacturing and office facility in Mexico: Chemetall Mexican, S.A. de C.V. (Querétaro, Mexico). This new facility joins a global network of best-in-class technical laboratories for direct customer support and continuous innovation, all of which utilize advanced process techniques at modern and accredited facilities with highly trained, dedicated and experienced personnel. This laboratory will facilitate cutting-edge simulation and product development and will further strengthen Chemetall’s position as a global supplier of choice for the surface treatment industry.

“It is of paramount importance to be close to our valued customers and effectively meet their needs,” said Ernesto Osorno, the managing director of Chemetall Mexicana. “Our response time to customers in the region will benefit from localized value-added services.”

Laboratory capabilities include analytical, application, and corrosion services. The analytical lab will offer customer support, solution and surface analysis, manufacturing QC support, metalworking coolant management, Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP), Ion Chromatography (IC), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Niton X-Ray Fluorescence, Auto-titrator, and Microtap. The application services lab will provide process simulations utilizing spray washers, immersion tanks, and paint spray booth processes. The corrosion lab will offer salt spray, paint and film testing, cyclical testing, and humidity testing and much more.

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