Tesa, an international manufacturer of adhesive tapes and self-adhesive solutions, has opened its new site in the Vietnamese port city of Haiphong. The new site is part of tesa's strategic orientation to regionalize production. Tesa states the new site is approximately 70,000 meters and has a production capacity of 40 million square meters of adhesive tape per year and, in its first phase, will employ about 130 employees, complementing the existing production site in Suzhou, China, which opened in 2005. Read More…

ACTEGA, a manufacturer of specialty coatings, inks, adhesives, sealants and compounds for the printing and packaging industries, has announced that the consolidation of its three Brazilian sites into a new 22,500-square-meter facility in Araçariguama, São Paulo, is now complete. The new overall site will serve as a hub for the company's administrative, production and R&D activities. Read More…

OXERRA, an iron oxide pigment manufacturer, has announced it will build a manufacturing facility of complex inorganic color pigments (CICP) and a comprehensive research center in China. Read More…

AkzoNobel has invested in a new extension of the Yacht Paint Application Center (YPAC) located in Southampton, UK, which currently houses Awlgrip and International — two of AkzoNobel’s yacht brands — to provide new products, applications and techniques to professional and DIY applicators. The project has been split into three phases and is due to be completed in 2025. Read More…