BASF

BASF - After Philips brought the compact cassette onto the market in 1963, BASF 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
Compact Cassette BASF Professional I 60 Type I Normal 1976 USA BASF BASF Professional I Type I Normal 60 1976 USA USA
Compact Cassette BASF Professional I 90 Type I Normal 1976 USA BASF BASF Professional I Type I Normal 90 1976 USA USA
Compact Cassette BASF Professional II 60 Type II Chrome 1976 USA BASF BASF Professional II Type II Chrome 60 1976 USA USA
Compact Cassette BASF Professional II 90 Type II Chrome 1976 USA BASF BASF Professional II Type II Chrome 90 1976 USA USA
Compact Cassette BASF Professional III 60 Type III Ferro Chrome 1976 USA BASF BASF Professional III Type III Ferro Chrome 60 1976 USA USA
Compact Cassette BASF Professional III 90 Type III Ferro Chrome 1976 USA BASF BASF Professional III Type III Ferro Chrome 90 1976 USA USA
Compact Cassette BASF Studio Series 60 Type I Normal 1976 USA BASF BASF Studio Series Type I Normal 60 1976 USA USA
Compact Cassette BASF Studio Series 90 Type I Normal 1976 USA BASF BASF Studio Series Type I Normal 90 1976 USA USA
Compact Cassette BASF Studio Series 120 Type I Normal 1976 USA BASF BASF Studio Series Type I Normal 120 1976 USA USA
Compact Cassette BASF 90 Type I Normal 1976 Germany BASF BASF Type I Normal 90 1976 Germany
Compact Cassette BASF 120 Type I Normal 1976 Germany BASF BASF Type I Normal 120 1976 Germany
Compact Cassette BASF 90 Type I Normal 1976 Greece BASF BASF Type I Normal 90 1976 Greece
Compact Cassette BASF Chromdioxid 60 Type II Chrome 1977 Europe BASF BASF Chromdioxid Type II Chrome 60 1977 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Chromdioxid 90 Type II Chrome 1977 Europe BASF BASF Chromdioxid Type II Chrome 90 1977 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Chromdioxid 120 Type II Chrome 1977 Europe BASF BASF Chromdioxid Type II Chrome 120 1977 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Chromdioxid 40 Type II Chrome 1977 Germany BASF BASF Chromdioxid Type II Chrome 40 1977 Germany Germany
Compact Cassette BASF Chromdioxid Super 60 Type II Chrome 1977 Europe BASF BASF Chromdioxid Super Type II Chrome 60 1977 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Chromdioxid Super 60 Type II Chrome 1977 Europe BASF BASF Chromdioxid Super Type II Chrome 60 1977 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Chromdioxid Super 90 Type II Chrome 1977 Europe BASF BASF Chromdioxid Super Type II Chrome 90 1977 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Chromdioxid Super 90 Type II Chrome 1977 Europe BASF BASF Chromdioxid Super Type II Chrome 90 1977 Germany Europe