BASF Research Press Conference

on December 9, 2021

Corrosion protection
for electric vehicles
Dr. Audrée Andersen
Director Development E-Coat & Simulation/Automation EMEA,
BASF Coatings GmbH
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Platform concepts for battery electric vehicles

OEMs follow various platform strategies, differently impacting E-Coat requirements

FHEV
Full Hybrid
PHEV Electric Vehicle
Plug-in Hybrid massive
Electric Vehicle sill

Influence on
Higher metal Consequence
corrosion
BEV thickness on for E-Coat
protection
Battery rocker panel curability
performance
Electric Vehicle

Target  One paint solution for all platforms

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E-Coat technology: high-tech corrosion protection paint layer

water

Human
hair
E-Coat dispersion
100µm
E-Coat bath − crosslinker
−…
composition
pigment paste
− polymer matrix
− catalyst
− …

Challenging lengthy development loops

Simulation speeds up development

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E-Coat technology: enhancing technical capabilities while keeping

sustainable benefits

Dip-coating application process Sustainable value proposition

 Tin-free
 HAPs*-free
 Low VOC**
 Material efficiency > 95%

Increasing reactivity while keeping these advantages remains challenging

*HAPs = hazardous air pollutants

4 **VOC = volatile organic compound
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E-mobility trend triggers customers’ sustainability expectations

CO2 emissions [kgCO2/unit]

during constant production for different object temperatures (°C)*
Savings potential
E-Coat process [%]
18 CO2 emissions
30‘ Low bake Broad bake
16 20‘ − Keep curing conditions
14 10‘ constant
Short bake
12
Short bake
10
Broad bake − Keep oven temperature -10%
8 − Shorten curing time
6 standard
baking window Low bake
4
− Shift curing conditions -35%
120 130 140 150 160 170 180
Oven Temperature [°C] to lower range

* greenfield, standard dryer, 150,000 cars/y (3 shifts), 550kg/car material mix Steel/Alu, surface 100 m2/car,
5 Factor CO2 power = 0.570kg Co2/kWh, Factor CO2 gas = 0.239 kg CO2/kWh
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Synthetic development boosts reactivity while keeping

existing benefits

Dispersion principal
resin
Relative glass temperature transition Tg [%]
as a function of temperature [°C]
cross-
linker 100 Quicker network formation
Standard Earlier start
New of crosslinking
80
Use of reactive capping agents in crosslinker New

Pigment paste Catalyst concentration

+ 60

in pigment paste [%] 40

Reduce total catalyst 100 Standard
concentration while 75 total
50 20
increasing active 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190
25 active
catalyst ratio 0 Temperature [°C]
Standard New

Application for patents pending

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New product offers a broader baking window

First response to novel e-mobility requirements

Standard technology New CathoGuard® technology

Object temperature [°C] Object temperature [°C]

210 Higher temperature must be 210 Higher temperature must be tested

tested under line-specific conditions under line-specific conditions

190 190

170 Extended curing window

170
without mechanical requirement
Extended curing window
150 150 without mechanical requirement

130 130
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Time [minutes at metal temperature] Time [minutes at metal temperature]

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R&D further investigations lead to higher reactivity capabilities

Novel concept allows for versatile usage

Dispersion Relative glass temperature transition Tg [%]

as a function of temperature [°C]
− Separation crosslinker from principal resin
100
− Stability under optimization
Concept
− Broad evaluation of concept ongoing
80

New
60
Concept
as such as additive as partial exchange
40
Standard

principal resin crosslinker 20

120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190
Application for patents pending
Temperature [°C]

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Cathodic electrocoat technology – next steps

Our contribution to sustainable mobility

Future
Global market launch
2023 130°C solution
Global production upscale
2022 & registration 130°C
solution
Global market launch
2021 of CathoGuard® solution
First serial production 140°C
with CathoGuard® solution Concept 130°C
140°C optimization
Concept 130°C
under development