BASF sponsored WorldSkills Final 2024
BASF is the exclusive sponsor of the vehicle painting category in the WorldSkills competition for the global promotion of vocational education and training. The participants use the water-based paint system Series 100 from Glasurit.
BASF has signed a multi-year global industry partnership with WorldSkills International as the exclusive sponsor in the automotive coatings category in 2022 and is the global silver partner of the 47th WorldSkills competition in Lyon, France, with its premium refinish brand Glasurit. From September 10 to 15, 2024, over 1,500 participants from more than 65 countries will take part in 62 competitions at WorldSkills Lyon. The organization helps to promote vocational education and training worldwide and to highlight the current and future needs in this profession. 24 countries have registered to compete for the title in the vehicle painting category with the most promising candidates. BASF is supporting the competition with its state-of-the-art Glasurit Series 100 waterborne refinish system, which has proven to be the world's leading waterborne refinish system in terms of process time, consumption and sustainability. "At BASF, we fully support the WorldSkills promise, "Where there's skill, there's a way!", and we are delighted to once again support the most important international automotive refinish competition in 2024," said Chris Titmarsh, Senior Vice President, Global BASF Automotive Refinish Coatings Solutions at BASF. "We want to empower our next generation of young refinishers and continue to inspire and motivate them to build a career in refinishing. That's why we are backing up our promise this year with our most advanced solutions Glasurit Series 100 and AraClass, which raise the bar for training and education overall by leading the industry in process time, consumption and sustainability, and providing a special experience for our young talent."
Through its Glasurit brand, BASF offers the latest training on products, processes and color shades in the know-how portal via its digital platform Refinity, one of the most comprehensive information platforms for refinishing. All finalists and WorldSkills experts will have the opportunity to receive world-class training from Glasurit's experts in webinars, online training and selected exclusive courses at the Refinish Competence Centers in the run-up to the WorldSkills competition. "As part of WorldSkills, I am responsible for guiding young refinishers in their preparation. I am looking forward to testing the possibilities of the Glasurit Series 100 and then exceeding all expectations with it," says Bastien Vairé, winner of EuroSkills Gdansk 2023, ambassador of WorldSkills France and member of the French Skills Team. "Sustainability has become an important element in the evaluation of any vocational competition and an essential skill that every painter must master. By supporting WorldSkills Lyon 2024, BASF is once again demonstrating its strong commitment to promoting sustainable solutions and practices for future generations of well-trained professionals and high-performing education systems," says David Hoey, CEO of WorldSkills International.