formaldehyde-free system.”
Paoli initially ran both sys-
tems side by side, but decided
to convert entirely to formalde-
hyde-free when it became apparent that it
offered significant benefits over the previ-
ous system.
“This partnership underlines our
Planet Possible approach to working
together with our customers to deliver
breakthrough sustainable solutions,”
said Volkan Goren, managing director
of AkzoNobel’s Wood Coatings busi-
ness. “It is very gratifying to see that we
can collaborate and develop a solution
that provides an economic benefit to
our customer while delivering sustain-
able solutions.”
Hempel Continues Global
Expansion with its First
Factory in Africa
Hempel has announced the acquisi-
tion of its South African toll manu-
facturer The Coatings Manufacturing
Company (TCMC). Since 2011,
Hempel South Africa has partnered
with TCMC, which is located close to
Johannesburg, to better serve custom-
ers in the region; the partnership cov-
ered the HEMPATEX and HEMPALIN
range of products.
“The acquisition of TCMC sup-
ports our continued global growth
and will open new business possi-
bilities for Hempel in Sub-Saharan
Africa,” said Hempel’s group execu-
tive vice president & CFO Kim Junge
Andersen. “ The new factory will al-
low us to reduce lead times, streamline
our supply chain, increase our ability
to serve the regional market and of-
fer a more complete assortment to our
customers in the decorative, protective
and marine industries.”
The new plant in South Africa is
one of four new factories that Hempel
has added to its worldwide production
footprint since 2014, as part of its One
Hempel – One Ambitiongrowth strategy.
Hempel inaugurated its first 100 per
cent waterborne coatings factory in the
Middle East (Saudi Arabia) in February
2014 and a new factory in India in
September 2014. In December 2014, as
part of the acquisition of Schaepman,
a Dutch supplier of specialized industrial, protective and decorative coatings,
Hempel gained a new production facility
in the Netherlands.
H.B. Fuller Company
Acquires Tonsan Adhesive
H.B. Fuller Company has finalized
the previously announced purchase of
Tonsan Adhesive, Inc., the largest independent engineering adhesives provider in China. With this acquisition,
H.B. Fuller adds strong customer relationships in high-value, fast-growing
engineering adhesives markets, state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, and
strong product and technology development capabilities.
“With the addition of the Tonsan
