EFKA Additives has announced plans to build a new technical center in the United States.

EFKA Additives B.V., Heerenveen, The Netherlands, has announced plans to build a new technical center in the United States. The company said the center will house technical-support and product-development functions conducted by a group of regional technical advisors under the direction of Peter Quednau, EFKA’s North American business manager and managing technical director. EFKA Additives products are distributed in North America by Lubrizol Coating Additives, a unit of The Lubrizol Corp., and a network of agents. EFKA is a supplier of dispersants and surface-control additives for coatings, ink, and plastics.