AkzoNobel begins operations at new decorative paints site in Western China

摘要

Dutch paints major, AkzoNobel, has started production at its fourth -and largest - plant for decorative paints in China. The new facility is part of an investment in excess of ?50-mn to build manufacturing facilities for both powder coatings and decorative paints. Located in Qionglai, Chengdu in Western China, the new 55,000-square meter decorative paints site will manufacture water-borne and solvent-free products. AkzoNobel's decorative paints sales have grown significantly in Western China. In 2015, the sales volume in the region constituted around one quarter of its overall market revenue in China.