AkzoNobel Expands Production of Water-based Coatings in China

Recently, AkzoNobel announced that the company's water-based texture paint production line at the Shanghai Songjiang Decorative Paint Factory was officially put into operation. The new production line will expand the production capacity of AkzoNobel's textured coatings and increase the company's development in China's environmental protection and sustainable fields.

The company said that the decorative paint factory in Songjiang, Shanghai is one of AkzoNobel's four large-scale water-based decorative paint factories in China and one of AkzoNobel's largest single-unit factories. The total construction area of the water-based texture paint project of Shanghai Songjiang Decorative Paint Factory is more than 2,500 square meters. The texture paint produced will serve engineering projects, covering market segments such as home improvement, civil construction, and entertainment. In addition, the workshop has installed advanced equipment including optimized volatile organic compound treatment, and the generated wastewater will also be centrally and modularly treated to help achieve sustainable development goals.

Guo Zhenhua, President of AkzoNobel China and North Asia and Managing Director of Decorative Paints China and North Asia Business Group, said that China, as one of AkzoNobel's most important markets in the world, has huge potential under the promotion of urbanization. The new production line will enable more environmentally friendly and innovative paint products, help AkzoNobel to further deepen its local commitment and consolidate the company's leadership in China's paint and coatings industry. Fred Moreux, manufacturing director of AkzoNobel Asia, said that the commissioning of the environmentally friendly water-based textured paint production line will not only better meet market demand, but will also help AkzoNobel optimize supply chain resources and better serve the East China market and even the whole country. customers bring high-quality products and services.

AkzoNobel said that the company is committed to leading the sustainable, high-quality development of the paint and coatings industry. Benefiting from the geographical advantages of being closer to the local market and customers, and the innovative technological advantages of being adjacent to AkzoNobel's Shanghai Technology Center, the Shanghai decorative paint factory is continuously optimized and improved. In addition to building a new texture coating production line, the factory has successively introduced solar power generation systems and high-speed irrigation lines with high precision and intelligent operation in the past two years. In the future, AkzoNobel will continue to accelerate the pace of upgrades to meet the growing needs of customers and inject fresh energy into the company's sustainable development.