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
Compact Cassette BASF Record II 100 Type II Chrome 1997 Europe BASF BASF Record II Type II Chrome 100 1997 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Record II 60 "AXE mi musica" Type II Chrome 1997 Germany BASF EMTEC Record II AXE mi musica Type II Chrome 60 1997 Germany Germany
Compact Cassette BASF Sound 60 Type I Normal 1997 Europe BASF BASF Sound Type I Normal 60 1997 Europe Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Sound 90 Type I Normal 1997 Europe BASF EMTEC Sound Type I Normal 90 1997 Europe Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Sound 90 Type I Normal 1997 Europe BASF EMTEC Sound Type I Normal 90 1997 Europe Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Sound 60 Type II Chrome 1997 Europe BASF BASF Sound Type II Chrome 60 1997 Europe Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Sound 60 Type II Chrome 1997 Europe BASF EMTEC Sound Type II Chrome 60 1997 Europe Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Sound 90 Type II Chrome 1997 Europe BASF BASF Sound Type II Chrome 90 1997 Europe Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Sound 90 "Level I" Type I Normal 1997 USA BASF BASF Sound Level I Type I Normal 90 1997 USA
Compact Cassette BASF Sound 90 "Level II" Type II Chrome 1997 USA BASF BASF Sound Level II Type II Chrome 90 1997 USA
Compact Cassette BASF 10 "3 in 1" Cleaning Cassette 1997 Europe BASF EMTEC 3 in 1 Cleaning Cassette 10 1997 Europe Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Ferro Standard 60 "FS" Type I Normal 1998 Brazil BASF EMTEC Ferro Standard FS Type I Normal 60 1998 Brazil Brazil
Compact Cassette BASF Ferro Standard 60 "FS" Type I Normal 1998 Latin America BASF EMTEC Ferro Standard FS Type I Normal 60 1998 Brazil Latin America
Compact Cassette BASF Sound 60 Type II Chrome 1998 Europe BASF BASF Sound Type II Chrome 60 1998 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Sound 90 Type II Chrome 1998 Europe BASF BASF Sound Type II Chrome 90 1998 Germany Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Sound 60 Type I Normal 1998 Europe BASF BASF Sound Type I Normal 60 1998 Europe Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Sound 90 Type I Normal 1998 Europe BASF BASF Sound Type I Normal 90 1998 Europe Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Sound 90 Type I Normal 1998 Europe BASF BASF Sound Type I Normal 90 1998 Europe Europe
Compact Cassette BASF Sound 60 "Level I" Type I Normal 1998 North America BASF BASF Sound Level I Type I Normal 60 1998 North America
Compact Cassette BASF Sound 90 "Level I" Type I Normal 1998 North America BASF BASF Sound Level I Type I Normal 90 1998 North America