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AkzoNoble opens new site in China
AkzoNobel has expanded its presence
in China with the opening of a new site
for the manufacture and sales of protective coatings in Suzhou, China, about
80 kilometers west of Shanghai.
At opening ceremonies on August 18,
Leif Darner, the AkzoNobel board of management member responsible for performance coatings, noted that AkzoNobel
has had a strong presence in China since
the late 1980s and continues to expand
its operations there. “China is clearly fundamental to our global strategic vision
and we are committed to expanding our
activities in what is one of the world’s
most important markets,” said Darner.
“Last year we outlined our new ambition
to achieve revenues in China totaling $2
billion by 2012 and this investment will
contribute in reaching this goal.”
Marine & protective coatings general
manager Bill McPherson also spoke at
the opening ceremonies. He pointed to
the € 23 million investment in the new
facility as a clear sign of their commitment to China. “We have developed a
business plan that will allow us to
increase the capacity in steps over the
next ten years and eventually reach an
output of 50 million liters.”
He also stressed the importance of
investing in laboratory facilities. “We
see this step as an important one to
support the growth of the business and
meet customer requirements,” he
added. Headquartered in London, UK,
marine & protective coatings is a global
leader for marine paints and antifouling coatings used in shipbuilding and
by yacht owners.
and industrial coatings in Belarus.
IP Tikkurila is led by Mauno Nurm,
country manager, who has several
years’ experience of sales and managerial positions in Tikkurila companies
in Eastern Europe.
Tikkurila has been exporting paints
and coatings to Belarus since the
beginning of 2000 through importers.
A sales company owned by Tikkurila
itself will boost the expansion of its
dealer network and increase its market share while also improving service
for industrial customers. CW
Index to Companies
This index gives the starting page for a department or feature with
a significant reference to a manufacturer of paint, coatings, adhe-
sives and sealants. Subsidiaries are indexed under their own names.
TIKKURILA EXPANDS IN E. EUROPE
Continuing its strategy of growth in
Eastern Europe, Tikkurila has established a sales company—IP Tikkurila—
in the capital city Minsk to be responsible for the marketing, sales and distribution of Tikkurila’s decorative paints
Absolute Coatings ...................................... 10, 28
AkzoNobel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
AmesCorporation ......................................... 28
BASF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 20
Brush Wellman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 48
Chugoku Marine Paints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Dulux Powder Coatings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
DuPont CoatingSolutions ............................. 10, 22, 39
DuPont Russian Coatings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Excalibur Paint & Coatings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Hardide Coatings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
H.B. Fuller ............................................ 10, 48
Henkel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 48
InternationalPaint ........................................ 10
Jotun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Kimball Midwest .......................................... 28
The NanoSteel Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Nippon Paint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
PPG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 22, 70
Praxair Surface Technologies ................................ 10
Prime Leather Finishes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Racine Flame Spray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Sherwin-Williams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 22, 28, 39
Sika. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Sub-One Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Tikkurila. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 22
Tremco Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Valspar .................................................. 10
Vermont Natural Coatings .................................. 10
West Development Group ................................... 28
West System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
