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BASF Announces Winners of 2022 WorldSkills Competition

BASF announced the winners of the WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition for Car Painting held Oct. 18-22 at College 360.

BASF Continues Global Partnership with WorldSkills

BASF announced that its Coatings division has signed a new multi-year global industry partnership with WorldSkills International.

BASF Renews Global Sponsorship of WorldSkills

The agreement continues BASF’s longstanding commitment to developing new talent in the automotive refinish industry.

Young Painters Compete at WorldSkills Competition 2019 in Kazan, Russia

After an exciting competition, the world champions in the “Car Painting” category have been determined at WorldSkills Kazan 2019.

WorldSkills USA Will Go for Gold in Russia at Global Trade Skills Competition

SkillsUSA has revealed 22 young competitors who will represent the U.S. at WorldSkills, the largest international showcase of the skilled trades.

BASF to Support Next-Generation of Auto Refinishers at WorldSkills Competition

BASF Coatings announced that its Automotive Refinish business unit will once again be the global industry partner of WorldSkills International and sponsor the “Car Painting” category.

PPG Expert Appointed to USA WorldSkills Team

PPG announced that Jamie Redd, PPG training center manager and automotive refinish expert, has been selected by SkillsUSA to train recent high school graduate Dylan Wertz for the 45th WorldSkills Competition to be held at the Kazan Expo International Exhibition Centre in Kazan, Russia, in August 2019.

Four Automotive Students Headed to Russia for WorldSkills Competition

SkillsUSA announced that 20 young competitors, including four automotive students, will represent the U.S. at WorldSkills, the largest international showcase of the skilled trades.

BASF Supports Young Spray Painters as Global WorldSkills Competition Sponsor

During the competition, participants will exclusively use products from the comprehensive portfolio of BASF’s refinish brands Glasurit and R-M, depending on the country, as well as the RODIM brand range of paint-related products.

BASF Sponsors SkillsUSA, WorldSkills Competitions

“Having representatives available for these students to ask questions and recruit is invaluable to us as an organization, to our customers and to our industry, along with the students looking for opportunities,” said Jeff Wildman, OEM and industry relations manager for BASF Refinish NA.

Car-O-Liner Supports Industry Through SkillsUSA and WorldSkills Sponsorships

Car-O-Liner will sponsor the Collision Repair Technology competition at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Louisville, Ky., and also sponsor the Autobody Repair skill at the 43rd WorldSkills Competition in São Paulo, Brazil.