BASF SE : BASF hosts advanced applicator training program for deck membranes in Oakville, ON

Hands-on installation training helps protect parking structures against de-icing salts 

MISSISSAUGA, ON, January 21 2012-- BASF Canada's Constructions Chemicals division recently wrapped up a two-day training course on the proper application of deck membranes. More than 50 of the company's contractor customers gathered at an underground parking garagemade available by Homestead Land Holdings Limitedin Oakville, ON.

Annually, Canadian parking garage owners spend hundreds of millions of dollars repairing and protecting the structural slabs in their parking structures from deicing salts. An integral part of this process is the installation of traffic bearing membranes and expansion control systems on intermediate slabs to keep deicing salts from penetrating the structure.

BASF's Construction Chemicals division is a leader in the restoration and protection of parking structures, and offers a comprehensive systems approach to meet the complex challenges of rehabilitating and enhancing parking structures for the long term. This approach includes developing a complete strategy, utilizing integrated high performance products and providing support through project completion.

Attendees included installers of BASF systems such as Sonoguard® and Conipur® II Deck Coatings, who were provided the opportunity to practice methods and techniques to improve the quality of deck coating projects. They also learned about potential installation failures, enhanced site safety procedures and tips for increasing production efficiency and improving detailing work.

"In recent years we have noted that the quality of installation and finishing of traffic toppings have significantly varied from job to job," said Paul Hanratty, Parking and Restoration Specialist, BASF Canada. "This training will have long-term benefits for our customers by increasing their production rates, equipping their staff with best practice, and by delivering more aesthetically pleasing structures to owners. The training was very well received and is something we will definitely repeat in the future."

About the Construction Chemicals division

BASF's Construction Chemicals division is the leading supplier of chemical systems and formulations for the construction industry. Continuous innovation and tailor-made solutions ensure its customers are more successful. Its product portfolio comprises admixture systems, cement additives, solutions for underground construction, repair systems and performance grouts, expansion control systems, waterproofing solutions and sealants, flooring systems, tile fixing systems, wall systems and solutions for wood protection. The division operates production sites and sales centers in more than 60 countries and achieved sales of about €2.2 billion with approximately 7,000 employees in 2011.

BASF - The Chemical Company

BASF Canada, located in Mississauga, Ontario is a subsidiary of BASF SE, and an affiliate of BASF Corporation.BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has approximately 16,000 employees in North America, and had sales of $20 billion U.S. in 2011. For more information about BASF's North American operations, visit www.basf.us. To find out more about BASF's activities in Canada visitwww.basf.ca or follow us on twitter: www.twitter.com/basfcanada.

BASF is the world's leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas. We combine economic success, social responsibility and environmental protection. Through science and innovation we enable our customers in almost all industries to meet the current and future needs of society. Our products and system solutions contribute to conserving resources, ensuring healthy food and nutrition and helping to improve the quality of life. We have summed up this contribution in our corporate purpose: We create chemistry for a sustainable future. BASF posted sales of about €73.5 billion in 2011 and had more than 111,000 employees as of the end of the year. Further information on BASF is available on the Internet atwww.basf.com.