CINCINNATI – Michelman is marking two decades of providing water-based coatings and surface modifying additives to the Asia-Pacific markets with a capacity expansion of its manufacturing facilities. The company has recently invested in a 20-ton reactor, which will double production capabilities and complement its existing 400 kg, 6,000 kg and 12,000 kg reactors. The occasion also marks laying the foundation for improving Michelman's Advanced Technology Center. The laboratory expansion will include advance equipment for barrier testing and for improving the characterization of both the physical and chemical properties of coatings. These capability improvements will benefit the company's competitive benchmarking, customer service and training, and in-house expertise.
A Capacity Expansion Grand Opening Ceremony will be held on Nov. 28, 2017, at Michelman's Singapore Technology Centre and will feature presentations from Steve Shifman, President and CEO of Michelman, as well as Gian Yi-Hsen, Regional President, Americas, of the Singapore Economic Development Board. The event will include a plant and laboratory tour, which will showcase the new reactor as well as other state-of-the-art testing equipment.