Merck KGaA Opens New Application Laboratory in Shanghai
DARMSTADT, Germany – Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, has opened a new application laboratory for the Performance Materials business sector in Shanghai, China. The expanded Technology Application Network China (TANC) underscores the company’s leading position in pigments and functional materials. It marks the continuation of a 20-year commitment of supplying materials and application technology services to China and Southeast Asia.
The new, expanded application laboratory at the Jinqiao site in Shanghai’s Pudong district is the first application laboratory in China that Merck KGaA has launched to deliver comprehensive, customized services for its products and to seek and foster creative collaboration with customers for new applications and formulations. This collaboration began in 1998 with the opening of the first site at Fudan University in Shanghai, based on the example of Merck KGaA’s Customer Support Center. The TANC initially focused on print applications, with three expansions over the years leading to additional application fields ranging from plastics, coatings and cosmetics, to dispersion paints and powder coating technologies, to quality control and cosmetic testing. China is one of the fastest growing markets for the company’s pigments and cosmetics businesses.