AkzoNobel Launches World's Most Advanced and Sustainable Paint Factory
ASHINGTON, UK — AkzoNobel has officially opened the world's most advanced and sustainable paint plant in Ashington, UK. The high-tech facility, which cost more than €100m to build, represents the largest ever global investment by the company's Decorative Paints business. It will become the new center of production for Dulux, the UK's leading decorative paint brand.
The Ashington plant uses a variety of renewable energy sources, including photovoltaic cells and a biomass boiler, alongside a highly automated manufacturing process that saves water, waste and energy. The company estimates that the carbon footprint per liter of paint produced at the site will be reduced by 50% compared with the production facilities at the plants it is replacing.