AkzoNobel builds plant for International coatings brand in Brazil

New plant will increase production capacity for smaller batches by 35% and for larger batches by 50%

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Last Updated : May 22 2017 | 2:54 PM IST

AkzoNobel has opened a performance coatings production facility in Santo Andre (Sao Paulo, Brazil), which will enable the company to be more agile in responding to local customer needs and regional market demands.

The facility - an expansion of an existing site in Santo Andre - will manufacture and supply products from the company's International portfolio of high performance industrial, marine and yacht coatings, which has been present in Brazil for 90 years. The new plant will also help to strengthen International's market position in South America.

Jelena Arsic Van Os, director of AkzoNobel Performance Coatings in South America, said, “Our innovation

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