Coatings Suppliers, Chemical Makers See China as the Next 'Gold Rush'

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Leif Darner, who serves on the board of Dutch chemicals group Akzo Nobel, put in layman's terms the reasoning behind the company's recently revealed plans for a new chemicals facility in China's Ningbo Chemical Industry Zone. "China is becoming increasingly important for us, driven mainly by growing demand in the country." In that same vein, Huub van Dun, president, Enthone, explained the rationale driving his firm's newly sealed deal to acquire 100-percent ownership of Shenzen Hua-Mei Electroplating Technology Co., Ltd., and Hua-Mei (Tianjin) Electroplating Technology Co., Ltd., P.R.C. (Previously, Enthone held a 51-percent ownership stake in each entity.) "We remain strongly committed to bolstering our financial, organizational and human resources throughout the region."