One of the most challenging years on record have done nothing to dampen the ambitions of companies in the engineering industry in all areas of the world. Here, we take a snapshot view of some of the most encouraging examples
PAINTS, COATINGS AND MATERIALS FIRM PPG INDUSTRIES HAS ANNOUNCED THEIR PLANS TO EXPAND ITS PRODUCTION capacity in Europe for coatings used in aluminum and steel can packaging. They are actively demonstrating an encouraginly growing trend for positive movement, the company intends to increase the capacity for PPG INNOVEL®
non-BPA internal coatings for beverage cans by 30 per cent at its Tiel plant in The Netherlands. The expansion is expected to reach completion in 2022. PPG completed another project to expand production of PPG INNOVEL®
at the site by 50 per cent in late 2020.
Work to double the Tiel facility’s capacity for PPG iSENSE ® external coatings for it’s metal cans is expected to be completed by the end of this year. Last year, PPG finished a project to expand the packaging coatings capacity of its facility in Bodelshausen, Germany. The investment doubled the firm’s capacity for white lacquers used in certain types of packaging. Its R&D facility at the site was also recently expanded and will soon serve as PPG’s European R&D Packaging Centre of Excellence. “All these investments demonstrate our long-term commitment to support our packaging customers across Europe and beyond,” Alessandro Borzino, PPG general manager, packaging coatings, Europe, Middle East, and Africa, said in a release. “They will improve our ability to efficiently supply the innovative coatings solutions that canmakers and brands trust.”
Beiersdorf is pledging €170 million for a new hub near its planned production plant in Leipzig, Germany. The project, along with the new €220 million production plant, represents the company’s largest investment in a single location. The personal care products maker said the combination means the company “positions itself optimally for consumer habits and retail landscapes of the future and to create the conditions for state-of-the-art supply chain infrastructure in the heart of Europe”. Harald Emberger, corporate senior vice president of supply
chain, also added in an official statement:
“The interplay between production and the hub offers unique development opportunities in this context to offer our customers completely new solutions.”
COSMETICS INDUSTRY
The plans have been submitted to Leipzig City Council. If approved, Beiersdorf plans to buy a plot within the Leipzig-Seehausen II industrial estate. Specialist service providers will run the operations at the new facility. Mayor Burkhard Jung welcomed the news as positive for the area. “With the Beiersdorf Group, an important industry is locating to Leipzig and this is a major new development opportunity for us,” he said. The cosmetics industry in Germany has a turnover of around €8.8 billion – ranking it in second place in
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