The new 11,000-square-meter facility in Tienen, Belgium,
comprises a world-scale analytical laboratory; two machine halls; and fully equipped and automated product testing facilities.
The residential and commercial polyurea concrete coatings company, headquartered in Wisconsin, announced its expansion into Boise, Idaho, and the surrounding areas.
The lab’s extensive capabilities will fully support the company's coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers business, along with the construction and mortars market across the United States and Canada.
The excellence center will develop innovative specialty polymers solutions crucial for green mobility, energy efficiency, sustainable sourcing, and more.
Four new manufacturing lines are now operational following the €21 million expansion project in Italy – two of them dedicated to automotive primers and two to architectural coatings.
A new production site for silicones is to be built in Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic. The main drivers of this expansion measure are megatrends such as electromobility and renewable energies, which require silicones.
The new facility is a key strategic investment to strengthen the distribution platform in Southeast Asia, where customers will benefit from fast and flexible solvent-based solutions and access to regional supply chain services.