# BASF and Sirrus enter joint development agreement for automotive coatings

BASF's Coatings Division entered into a joint development agreement with Sirrus Inc. to develop a new class of high-performance automotive coatings based on Sirrus' proprietary methylene malonate technology.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2018-01-22
- Status: announced
- Products: automotive coatings, methylene malonate technology
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [BASF](https://endata.com/companies/298.md) (partner)
- [SIRRUS Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/23140.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [adhesivesmag.com](https://www.adhesivesmag.com/articles/96025-basf-and-sirrus-to-develop-new-automotive-coatings), 2018-01-22: "The agreement reportedly intends for BASF to further develop a new class of high-performance automotive coatings based on Sirrus’ proprietary methylene malonate technology."

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