AkzoNobel opens ?7 million fire protection R&D facility
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June 7, 2011
AkzoNobel today opened a ?7 million state-of-the-art fire protection laboratory
at its Felling site in the UK, part of a major ?10 million investment in
research, development and innovation (RD&I) which will create around 40 new
jobs.
The lab will be operated by the company's Marine and Protective Coatings
business, which is the leading supplier of fire protection coatings used to
protect steel structures such as buildings and oil and gas installations. The
global market is growing rapidly due to increasingly stringent fire protection
regulations worldwide, with forecasters expecting demand to double by 2018.
"This modern facility will help us to drive innovation and deliver cutting-edge
performance coatings technology in line with what our customers demand," said
Graeme Armstrong, the company's Executive Committee member responsible for RD&I.
"We have installed furnaces on a scale which will test what conditions our
coatings materials have to withstand, enabling us to supply our customers with
technically sophisticated solutions that are proven and commercially viable."
Added Bob Taylor, Managing Director of Marine and Protective Coatings: "We now
have a global center of excellence for fire protection development which will
significantly improve our ability to develop and bring new products to market.
We plan to build on our impressive portfolio of supplying fire protection
products for major structures and installations around the world, which also
includes commercial buildings such as Melbourne Airport and the New York Times
offices in Manhattan."
The new facility is the latest in a series of RD&I investments by AkzoNobel at
the Felling site, which employs more than 950 people. Earlier this year, a ?2
million lab for powder coatings polymer research and a ?1.4 million corporate
research laboratory were inaugurated at the location.
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producer of specialty chemicals. We supply industries and consumers worldwide
with innovative products and are passionate about developing sustainable answers
for our customers. Our portfolio includes well known brands such as Dulux,
Sikkens, International and Eka. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, we
are a Global Fortune 500 company and are consistently ranked as one of the
leaders in the area of sustainability. With operations in more than 80
countries, our 55,000 people around the world are committed to excellence and
delivering Tomorrow's Answers Today(TM).
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