The newly-expanded Italian site of AkzoNobel has four new production lines to better serve the powder coatings market in the EMEA region.
The Italian plant of the international paints and coatings manufacturer AkzoNobel Powder Coatings has recently completed the expansion of its production capacities - thus contributing to the supply of customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
The €21 million project resulted in four new production lines, two of which are dedicated to automotive primers and two to architectural coatings. In addition, new bonding equipment lines were implemented to ensure that products meet and exceed industry standards.
“Increasing our capabilities in Como is a significant milestone which supports our ambition to create safety of supply for our customers. We’re now well equipped to serve all our customers in the EMEA region with highly efficient lines that are state-of-the-art in terms of consistency and quality,” has explained Sanal Limoncuoglu, Commercial Director of AkzoNobel’s Powder Coatings business in South and East Europe (S&EE) and Middle East Africa (MEA).
The new installation at the Como site is located in a refurbished building dating back to 1992. The new lines use recycled energy and are geared to meet the highest standards of sustainable production - supporting the company's ambition to reduce its carbon footprint by 50% by 2030. The facility is the company's largest powder coating production plant. It supplies products for seven main market segments: white goods, architecture, automotive, agriculture and construction machinery, commercial coatings, furniture and general industry.