Danish coatings supplier Hempel continues to expand its global network of factories. Today, a new branch in Kuwait was inaugurated.
The factory in Mina Abdullah, which meets ISO 9000 quality management guidelines, was built to meet growing demand, Hempel announced. In 2016, the c[ds_preview]ompany completed a capacity expansion project in Malaysia and opened new factories in Russia and Vietnam, adding more than 28 million litres to its annual production capacity. More recently, a new distribution center in Texas was opened.
With a 40 % higher capacity than Hempel’s existing production facility in Safat, Kuwait, the 13 million € factory in Mina Abdullah will help the company meet growing demand for its coatings in Kuwait and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. It will be fully up and running by September 2017, and Hempel’s existing factory in Safat will close later in the year, it was said.
»We are looking forward to continuing to be the market leader in the region, while increasing production and making our operations cleaner, faster and more energy efficient.«
Karsten Pedersen, Group Vice President of Hempel Middle East (West)
According to the company, the branch is designed »with sustainability in mind« and includes a solvent distillation unit that recycles solvents to reduce hazardous waste, as well as a water treatment plant that ensures much of the factory’s wastewater can be reused for vegetation and cleaning. »The factory is also the first coatings production unit in Kuwait to include a regenerative thermal oxidiser unit, which removes volatile organic compounds during production to prevent atmospheric pollution«, Hempel added.
