Akzo Nobel Coatings' Industrial Finishes business has opened two multipurpose coatings sites in China, one in the Beijing area, the other near Shanghai. The two facilities will together employ about 300 people.
Both sites will focus on the manufacture of wood, coil and specialty plastic coatings. In China, Akzo Nobel's wood coatings are used in the furniture industry, its coil coatings in roofing and siding for the construction industry, and its specialty plastics for the consumer electronics industry.