Lüneburg Adhesive Academy includes
dedicated areas for packaging and converting, hygiene and durable assembly adhesive technologies. It is purpose-designed
for related functions, such as conducting
experiments, running demonstrations and
training customers. The investment in the
site also reinforces H.B. Fuller’s commitment to the local community.
Henkel Signs Development
Agreement with DropWise
to Expand its Surface
Treatment Business
Henkel Adhesive Technologies has signed
a a joint development agreement with
U.S.-based Drop Wise Technologies Corp.
DropWise, founded in 2014, is head-
quartered in Cambridge, MA. The start-
up company has developed technology,
intellectual property and lab-scale manu-
facturing know how for a novel method
of hydrophobic coating applications.
The partnership will enable Henkel fur-
ther expanding its position in the global
surface treatment business and driving
growth with new applications.
“Collaborating with promising
start-ups that provide access to cutting-edge future technologies is an integral
part of our innovation strategy,” said
Mike Olosky, corporate senior vice
president and global head of Innovation
& New Business Development, Henkel
Adhesive Technologies. “Together with
Drop Wise we can combine their unique
technologies with our global market
access and know-how in coatings to
generate profitable growth for both
partners in the future.”
Axalta Coating Systems
Will Locate New Global
Innovation Center at The
Navy Yard in Philadelphia
Axalta Coating Systems has announced
its new Global Innovation Center will be
located at The Navy Yard in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. The 16,000m2 facility will
be home to Axalta’s global research,
The project is being developed by
Liberty Property Trust and Synterra
Partners, and Axalta has entered into a
long-term lease agreement for the build-
ing. Project construction is expected to
be complete in late 2017. Upon reaching
full operation in 2018, Axalta will bring
at least 190 new jobs to Philadelphia
with the possibility of additional posi-
tions in the future. Axalta’s global cor-
porate headquarters is already located
in Philadelphia, and its North America
headquarters is located in Glen Mills,
Pennsylvania, with a customer training
centre in Exton, Pennsylvania.
Axalta chairman and CEO Charlie
Shaver, Pennsylvania Secretary for
Labour & Industry Kathy Manderino,
and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter,
announced the project at The Navy Yard.
