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EuroWire – March 2008 21
english corporate news
Royal DSM NV has started construction on a new factory for the production of
waterborne acrylic resins in China.
With the investment of around €20m, DSM has taken another step in its ambition to
reach sales of US$1.5billion in China in 2010, while at the same time introducing
products to the country that contribute to a reduction in harmful emissions.
Waterborne acrylic resins can be used in water-based coatings which do not require
volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
These VOCs have negative effects on the environment. Waterborne resins are applied as
a raw material in a wide range of products, varying from decorative paints to adhesives.
The new factory is being built in the province of Guangdong on the existing site of DSM
Syntech. The factory will be completed in the second quarter of 2008. It will be the first
factory in China for the production of waterborne resins for DSM NeoResins+.
China currently represents a small, but very promising market for speciality waterborne
resins. DSM has good expectations for these resins for the industrial wood and metal
coatings as well as for the adhesives and graphic arts markets.
This expansion for waterborne resins is one of the first expansions at the DSM
NeoResins+ site in China.
The ground-breaking ceremony was held on 22nd November 2007, in the presence of Mr Lie
Hai Jian, vice mayor of Shunde.
DSM – Netherlands Fax : +31 45 5740680
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Green light in China . . . and Desotech
gets the ISO-9001
seal of approval
DSM Desotech has received ISO-9001
certification for its China operation.
This includes a sales office in
Shanghai, as well as a local
production facility at DSM Desotech
Specialty Chemicals (Shanghai), Ltd
(DDSC).
As a leading supplier of UV-curable
coatings, inks and matrix resins to the
optical fibre industry, DSM Desotech
opened DDSC in 2005 in response
to significant growth in the Asian
optical fibre and cable market.
The plant currently produces
Cablelite® fibre optic inks for the Asia-
Pacific region.
DSM Desotech – USA
Fax: +1 847 468 7785
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