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 I 60 "FUN" Type II Chrome 1996 Indonesia BASF Unknown Ferro I FUN Type II Chrome 60 1996 Indonesia
Compact Cassette BASF Ferro Standard 60 "FS" Type I Normal 1996 Brazil BASF BASF Ferro Standard FS Type I Normal 60 1996 Brazil Brazil
Compact Cassette BASF CE II 60 Type II Chrome 1997 Brazil BASF BASF CE II Type II Chrome 60 1997 Brazil Brazil
Compact Cassette BASF Chrome Super Quality II 90 Type II Chrome 1997 Europe BASF BASF Chrome Super Quality II Type II Chrome 90 1997 Europe Europe
Compact Cassette BASF FE I 100 Type I Normal 1997 Europe BASF EMTEC FE I Type I Normal 100 1997 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Ferro Standard 46 "FS" Type I Normal 1997 Brazil BASF BASF Ferro Standard FS Type I Normal 46 1997 Brazil Brazil
Compact Cassette BASF Ferro Standard 60 "FS" Type I Normal 1997 Brazil BASF BASF Ferro Standard FS Type I Normal 60 1997 Brazil Brazil
Compact Cassette BASF High Performance II 90 "Looney Tunes" Type II Chrome 1997 Europe BASF EMTEC High Performance II Looney Tunes Type II Chrome 90 1997 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Record I 54 Type I Normal 1997 Europe BASF EMTEC Record I Type I Normal 54 1997 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Record I 60 Type I Normal 1997 Europe BASF EMTEC Record I Type I Normal 60 1997 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Record I 90 Type I Normal 1997 Europe BASF EMTEC Record I Type I Normal 90 1997 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Record I 46 Type I Normal 1997 Europe BASF BASF Record I Type I Normal 46 1997 Europe Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Record I 74 Type I Normal 1997 Europe BASF BASF Record I Type I Normal 74 1997 Europe Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Record I 100 Type I Normal 1997 Europe BASF BASF Record I Type I Normal 100 1997 Europe Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Record II 46 Type II Chrome 1997 Europe BASF EMTEC Record II Type II Chrome 46 1997 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Record II 54 Type II Chrome 1997 Europe BASF BASF Record II Type II Chrome 54 1997 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Record II 60 Type II Chrome 1997 Europe BASF EMTEC Record II Type II Chrome 60 1997 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Record II 74 Type II Chrome 1997 Europe BASF EMTEC Record II Type II Chrome 74 1997 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Record II 90 Type II Chrome 1997 Europe BASF EMTEC Record II Type II Chrome 90 1997 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Record II 100 Type II Chrome 1997 Europe BASF BASF Record II Type II Chrome 100 1997 Germany Europe