Hempel expands R&D Centre in Barcelona
MARITIME INDUSTRY: Danish Coating manufacturer Hempel has opened its new expanded R&D Centre in Barcelona. The centre will enable Hempel to develop and customise products faster and help customers conform to rapidly changing environmental legislation.
The state-of-the-art facility in Barcelona previously focused on developing Hempel's extensive range of antifouling coatings and developing products for Spanish customers.
Now, after a EUR 2 million expansion project, the R&D Centre will be able to apply its knowledge to support European businesses with protective, decorative and yacht coatings developed specifically to meet European and country legislation.
"We have a strong track record of developing products that meet client needs and specific environmental legislation. This is particularly important in the protective industry, which often involves specific legislation in each country, and increasingly important for customers in the decorative and yacht industries. The R&D Centre in Spain is very experienced in developing specialised product solutions - and we will now be able to offer this service faster to other European customers," says Martin Wiese, Hempel Group Vice President R&D.
The Barcelona R&D Centre employs 40 people. Hempel also has R&D Centres in China, Korea, Singapore, Bahrain, Denmark, Germany and the USA.
Source: Hempel