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work together on developing new materials. We’ll have 10 people working on can coatings
Prior to this deal, the Dutch
company was already working in a lot of countries, including the Netherlands, Denmark, the Baltics, Turkey, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the US. Joining forces with Sayer Lack will, however, enable it to strengthen its position in Mexico and Northern America and allow it to expand its customer base in France, said Boer. It will also make it “much easier” to enter the Spanish market, for example.
Adding another string to the bow
Forming the JV agreement with Sayer Lack will bring more business opportunities with large can makers. “A lot of companies are looking for big suppliers in this market and they think if they buy
from big companies that they’re financially good enough in case there are claims, etc. We’re now a far bigger company than we were: Sayer Lack has around 3,000 employees, half a billion US dollar revenue and this is a good thing for can makers,” explained Boer. He added: “Large can producers
want a supplier that has multiple production facilities, that’s financially strong and has the right people to provide the service. Since January, we’re being contacted by bigger can makers from all over the world for meetings and product testing. We see a lot of things happening and this is exactly what we were aiming for.” Diostyl will maintain
headquarters in Hoogeveen in the Netherlands, also home to its production facility, and a tolling
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facility in Belgium, where it started in 2008. It procures powder in a toll manufacturing arrangement with a provider in Germany.
A new BPA-free product on its way
exactly what we were aiming for
lot of things happening and this is
We see a
Combining their strengths, the two companies are already preparing to launch a new water- based BPA-free post repair spray (PRS) in the coming months. Conceived by the Diostyl team, this water-based polyolefin technology project began to take shape using subsidies from the EU, which ended in 2016. “It’s a continuous project with our own people in the lab. With the help of technical staff in Mexico, who’ve been working on it as well, I think
Our lab teams will now
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