AkzoNobel Strengthens Position in U.S. Wood Coatings Market
HIGH POINT, NC — A multi-million-dollar investment by AkzoNobel is set to transform the company’s wood coatings facility in High Point, North Carolina, into a best-in-class manufacturing site. The transformation will further strengthen the company's position in the U.S. wood coatings market.
The changes involve reorganizing manufacturing operations at the site and will include the addition of automatic dosing unit technology to produce paint more efficiently. A new raw materials warehouse, research lab and technical application center are also being built. Construction is expected to begin in April 2019, with rolling projects anticipated for completed by 2020.