Green light for Akzo Nobel UV ink plant

Akzo Nobel Inks has announced investment approval for a new 22,000 sq. ft. fully automated UV manufacturing facility in Plymouth, Minnesota. The facility will be up and running by January 2003, tying the manufacture of both waterbased and UV curable products more closely with Akzo Nobel Inks’ R&D and Center for Technical Excellence (CTE). By bringing UV manufacturing to Plymouth, Akzo Nobel Inks will enjoy increased capacity to support its growing UV business.

Hank Malone, vice president of sales and marketing states, ‘I am very excited about our investment in this state of the art manufacturing facility as it further strengthens our leadership position in the narrow web marketplace and supports our long-term strategy of bringing excellent products to support the needs of our customers in a growing market segment.’