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 Chromdioxid 90 Type II Chrome 1975 Europe BASF BASF Chromdioxid Type II Chrome 90 1975 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Chromdioxid 120 Type II Chrome 1975 Europe BASF BASF Chromdioxid Type II Chrome 120 1975 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Chromdioxid 90 Type II Chrome 1975 Argentina BASF BASF Chromdioxid Type II Chrome 90 1975 Argentina Argentina
Compact Cassette BASF Headmaster Series 60 Type I Normal 1975 USA BASF BASF Headmaster Series Type I Normal 60 1975 USA USA
Compact Cassette BASF Headmaster Series 90 Type I Normal 1975 USA BASF BASF Headmaster Series Type I Normal 90 1975 USA USA
Compact Cassette BASF LH 90 Type I Normal 1975 USA BASF BASF LH Type I Normal 90 1975 USA USA
Compact Cassette BASF LN 60 Type I Normal 1975 Europe BASF BASF LN Type I Normal 60 1975 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF LN 90 Type I Normal 1975 Europe BASF BASF LN Type I Normal 90 1975 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF LN 46 Type I Normal 1975 Brazil BASF BASF LN Type I Normal 46 1975 Brazil Brazil
Compact Cassette BASF 90 Type I Normal 1975 Australia BASF BASF Type I Normal 90 1975 Australia Australia
Compact Cassette BASF Chromdioxid 60 Type II Chrome 1976 Europe BASF BASF Chromdioxid Type II Chrome 60 1976 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Chromdioxid 90 Type II Chrome 1976 Europe BASF BASF Chromdioxid Type II Chrome 90 1976 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Chromdioxid 90 Type II Chrome 1976 Europe BASF BASF Chromdioxid Type II Chrome 90 1976 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Chromdioxid 120 Type II Chrome 1976 Europe BASF BASF Chromdioxid Type II Chrome 120 1976 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Chromdioxid 60 Type II Chrome 1976 Brazil BASF BASF Chromdioxid Type II Chrome 60 1976 Brazil Brazil
Compact Cassette BASF Chromdioxid 90 Type II Chrome 1976 Brazil BASF BASF Chromdioxid Type II Chrome 90 1976 Brazil Brazil
Compact Cassette BASF Chromium Dioxide 60 Type II Chrome 1976 USA BASF BASF Chromium Dioxide Type II Chrome 60 1976 Germany USA
Compact Cassette BASF Chromium Dioxide 90 Type II Chrome 1976 USA BASF BASF Chromium Dioxide Type II Chrome 90 1976 Germany USA
Compact Cassette BASF Chromium Dioxide 120 Type II Chrome 1976 USA BASF BASF Chromium Dioxide Type II Chrome 120 1976 Germany USA
Compact Cassette BASF Ferrochrom 60 Type III Ferro Chrome 1976 Europe BASF BASF Ferrochrom Type III Ferro Chrome 60 1976 Germany Europe