BASF

BASF

BASF - After Philips brought the compact cassette onto the market in 1963, BASF (Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik) also became a leading manufacturer of tape cassettes. In 1966 a magnetic tape factory was opened in Willstätt near Kehl. In 1969, BASF and Sony acquired licenses from DuPont (USA) for the chromium dioxide process that the DuPont chemist Norman L. Cox had developed in 1956; Both companies then brought the first HiFi-capable chrome dioxide compact cassettes onto the market. Computer disks were added in 1973 and video cassettes in 1977. In 1991, BASF took over Agfa-Gevaert's magnetic tape division and then founded BASF Magnetics GmbH (Mannheim). After sales fell sharply due to the new CD burners, BASF sold BASF Magnetics GmbH with locations in Ludwigshafen, Willstätt, Munich, Obenheim (France), Avranches (France), Manaus (Brazil) and Jakarta (Indonesia) to the South Korean company in 1996 Chemical group Kohap, which renamed the company Emtec (European Multimedia Technologies/EMTEC Magnetics GmbH) in 1997. Emtec continued to use the BASF brand until 2000, after which they only used the former BASF logo.

Brand Manufacturer Model Description Type Length Year Made in Market
Blister BASF Studio I 90 Type I Normal 1979 USA BASF BASF Studio I Type I Normal 90 1979 USA USA
Compact Cassette BASF Studio II 60 Type II Chrome 1979 USA BASF BASF Studio II Type II Chrome 60 1979 USA USA
Compact Cassette BASF Studio II 90 Type II Chrome 1979 USA BASF BASF Studio II Type II Chrome 90 1979 USA USA
Compact Cassette BASF Ferro Super LH I 60 Type I Normal 1980 Europe BASF BASF Ferro Super LH I Type I Normal 60 1980 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Ferro Super LH I 90 Type I Normal 1980 Europe BASF BASF Ferro Super LH I Type I Normal 90 1980 Germany Europe
Promo BASF LH 90 Type I Normal 1980 UK BASF BASF LH Type I Normal 90 1980 Germany UK
Compact Cassette BASF LN 90 Type I Normal 1980 Japan BASF BASF LN Type I Normal 90 1980 Japan Japan
Compact Cassette BASF Performance 60 Type I Normal 1980 USA BASF BASF Performance Type I Normal 60 1980 USA USA
Compact Cassette BASF Performance 90 Type I Normal 1980 USA BASF BASF Performance Type I Normal 90 1980 USA USA
Compact Cassette BASF Professional 45 "Professional I" Type I Normal 1980 USA BASF BASF Professional Professional I Type I Normal 45 1980 USA USA
Compact Cassette BASF Professional 60 "Professional I" Type I Normal 1980 USA BASF BASF Professional Professional I Type I Normal 60 1980 USA USA
Compact Cassette BASF Professional 90 "Professional I" Type I Normal 1980 USA BASF BASF Professional Professional I Type I Normal 90 1980 USA USA
Compact Cassette BASF Professional 45 "Professional II" Type II Chrome 1980 USA BASF BASF Professional Professional II Type II Chrome 45 1980 USA USA
Compact Cassette BASF Professional 60 "Professional II" Type II Chrome 1980 USA BASF BASF Professional Professional II Type II Chrome 60 1980 USA USA
Compact Cassette BASF Professional 90 "Professional II" Type II Chrome 1980 USA BASF BASF Professional Professional II Type II Chrome 90 1980 USA USA
Compact Cassette BASF Professional 60 "Professional III" Type III Ferro Chrome 1980 USA BASF BASF Professional Professional III Type III Ferro Chrome 60 1980 USA USA
Compact Cassette BASF Professional 90 "Professional III" Type III Ferro Chrome 1980 USA BASF BASF Professional Professional III Type III Ferro Chrome 90 1980 USA USA
Compact Cassette BASF Professional I Super 90 Type I Normal 1980 USA BASF BASF Professional I Super Type I Normal 90 1980 USA USA
Compact Cassette BASF 60 "Agriculture" Type I Normal 1980 France BASF BASF Agriculture Type I Normal 60 1980 Germany France
Compact Cassette BASF Chromdioxid Extra II 90 "CR-E II" Type II Chrome 1981 Europe BASF BASF Chromdioxid Extra II CR-E II Type II Chrome 90 1981 Germany Europe