Coatings World - JULY 2013

markets throughout Central and
Eastern Europe, Russia and Turkey.”
The plant now produces coatings
for the PMC business such as epoxy,
hardener, alkyd, acrylic, zinc and poly-
urethane products. PPG moved archi-
tectural coatings production from this
site to its Wroclaw, Poland, manufac-
turing complex – one of the company’s
largest sites worldwide.

across the region in sustainable development. As of December 31, 2012, BASF employed more than 16,000 people in the Asia Pacific region.

BASF to Launch Global
Learning Campus

BASF will establish a global Learning Campus to offer a variety of best-in-class learning opportunities to its employees. The Learning Campus will focus on life-long learning and create further opportunities for personal and professional development, thereby supporting BASF’s ambitious growth plans.

The new Learning Campus will consolidate all of BASF’s existing learning offerings for professional and personal growth into an integrated global platform, and will include facilities in various BASF locations around the world, as well as virtual courses.

The first courses and programs under the new approach will be launched in Asia Pacific, in order to attract and retain the region’s rapidly-developing talent, support employees in their integration into the company and build technical skills.

To provide an engaging learning environment, BASF will set up a regional facility for the Learning Campus in Singapore, focusing on regional talent development activities as well as providing a hub for learning innovation. The first programs offered by the Learning Campus in Asia Pacific will center on core topics fundamental to the region’s development, such as a “New Leader Program” to groom new leaders and to accelerate their transition from individual contributor to leading teams. A “New Employee Program” will help new joiners to integrate into BASF quickly and perform more effectively in their job. Additionally, the Learning Campus in Asia Pacific will oversee a large-scale program to train BASF employees

Dutch-based AkzoNobel
Management to be
Brought Together in New
AkzoNobel Center in 2015

AkzoNobel intends to concentrate its Dutch-based management personnel in a new office building in the Zuidas business district of Amsterdam from the end of 2015.

The move will bring the majority of corporate and business management and their supporting staff in the Netherlands together at a single location, promoting cross-company collaboration. Currently, head office and Dutch-based business unit management and their supporting staff are spread across four office locations.

The new building will enable a
rationalization of AkzoNobel’s
office footprint, leading to clear
cost savings. Following the re-
location, the company will no
longer have offices in Amersfoort and
Hoofddorp. The relocation will have no
direct consequences in terms of employ-
ment opportunities and employees have
been informed about the plans.

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