The expansion of AkzoNobel's Vietnamese site will help strengthen the company's position in the Asian coating market and to focus on more sustainable production.
The international paint and coatings manufacturer AkzoNobel
has completed a major €18.5 million investment project at its manufacturing plant in Bac Ninh (Vietnam) by adding five new powder coating lines and a line for the production of water-based products to the consumer electronics market.
“The cutting-edge powder coating lines we’ve installed will help us to grow with our customers, serve them faster and pave the way for a more sustainable future. Increasing capacity at the site will enable us to focus on supporting volume growth in the northern part of the country, while our Dong Nai facility covers the southern part of Vietnam. It means we can now focus on streamlining our manufacturing processes to meet the diverse needs of the Vietnam market,” has stated Jeff Jirak, Managing Director of AkzoNobel’s Powder Coatings business.
Furthermore, this expansion project includes the construction of a fully automated warehouse for the company's consumer electronics operations as well as the installation of advanced equipment and technologies to ensure higher productivity rates and efficiency gains. This will contribute to AkzoNobel's goal of halving its carbon emissions across its entire value chain by 2030.
“We can now offer the latest water-based technology to our Vietnam-based multinational customers, including key Asian consumer electronic brands. This represents another important step forward in terms of helping to reduce the overall carbon footprint of our customers,” has added Maximilien Schréder, Global Director of AkzoNobel’s Consumer Electronics business.