Expansion Opportunities Chemetall is actively expanding its global footprint, including new facilities and an application laboratory in Vietnam. This signals a growing regional demand and potential opportunities to supply metal pretreatment, corrosion protection, and related surface treatment solutions to Southeast Asia manufacturers, automotive, and electronics players.

Chromium-Free Solutions Recent launches of Gardolene D chromium-free and fluoride-free passivation technologies for copper foils highlight Chemetall’s focus on sustainable, regulatory-compliant surface treatments. This creates sales potential with customers seeking eco-friendly metal finishing for copper foils used in batteries, electronics, and coil applications.

Copper Foil Focus Chemetall’s ongoing development of non-chrome copper foil surface treatments and high-performance pretreatments for copper foils positions the company to capture demand from the electronics and energy storage sectors, including lithium-ion and solid-state battery producers.

Laboratory & Services With over 30 laboratories and on-site technical service, Chemetall emphasizes hands-on support and rapid application testing. This can be leveraged to accelerate adoption among tier-one manufacturers and program launches, offering bundled chemical systems, testing, and process optimization services.

Broad Industry Reach As a global surface treatment leader for automotive, aerospace, energy, coil, and metal forming, Chemetall serves over 22,000 customers. This broad exposure provides cross-selling opportunities across coating, forming, and finishing ecosystems, especially for integrated BASF Coatings customers seeking unified surface treatment solutions.