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 Ferro Super LH I 90 Type I Normal 1979 Europe BASF BASF Ferro Super LH I Type I Normal 90 1979 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Ferro Super LH I 120 Type I Normal 1979 Europe BASF BASF Ferro Super LH I Type I Normal 120 1979 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Ferrochrom III 60 Type III Ferro Chrome 1979 Europe BASF BASF Ferrochrom III Type III Ferro Chrome 60 1979 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Ferrochrom III 90 Type III Ferro Chrome 1979 Europe BASF BASF Ferrochrom III Type III Ferro Chrome 90 1979 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Metal IV 60 Type IV Metal 1979 Europe BASF BASF Metal IV Type IV Metal 60 1979 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Metal IV 60 Type IV Metal 1979 Europe BASF BASF Metal IV Type IV Metal 60 1979 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Metal IV 90 Type IV Metal 1979 Europe BASF BASF Metal IV Type IV Metal 90 1979 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Studio I 60 Type I Normal 1979 USA BASF BASF Studio I Type I Normal 60 1979 USA USA
Compact Cassette 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
Compact Cassette BASF Performance I 60 Type I Normal 1980 USA BASF BASF Performance I Type I Normal 60 1980 USA USA
Compact Cassette BASF Performance I 90 Type I Normal 1980 USA BASF BASF Performance I Type I Normal 90 1980 USA USA
Compact Cassette BASF Professional I 45 Type I Normal 1980 USA BASF BASF Professional I Type I Normal 45 1980 USA USA
Compact Cassette BASF Professional I 60 Type I Normal 1980 USA BASF BASF Professional I Type I Normal 60 1980 USA USA
Compact Cassette BASF Professional I 90 Type I Normal 1980 USA BASF BASF Professional I Type I Normal 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 Professional II 60 Type II Chrome 1980 USA BASF BASF Professional II Type II Chrome 60 1980 USA USA