Recently, the German company Evonik opened a new coating additive application technology laboratory in the Tuzla area east of Istanbul, Turkey, which also Including a customer service center designed to provide coating technical services to customers in Turkey and the Middle East.
The laboratory has advanced facilities, including a spraying room, aging test chamber, etc., which can meet the needs of customers in coating and ink applications. Moreover, laboratory technicians can more efficiently carry out the formulation design, application, analysis and testing of various water-based, solvent-based, radiation-curable coatings and inks.
Gaetano Blanda, Director of Evonik’s Coating Additives Business, said, “The opening of the new laboratory has strengthened our business strength in the region, extended our market reach, and enabled We can provide customers with faster technical services and product solutions in product development and application.”
Evonik has been operating in Turkey for 30 years, focusing on the local and surrounding regional markets. The opening of the laboratory is another important strategic decision for Evonik in Turkey.
Evonik’s main products in the Turkish market include monomers, amino acids, cyanides, silica, super absorbents, etc., and it holds shares in Adapazar, a city adjacent to Istanbul. Adapazari’s joint venture Egesil Kimya Sanayi & Ticaret (mainly produces silica products) holds a 51% stake.
Evonik recently completed the acquisition of the Air Chemical Functional Materials business, thus becoming a major global supplier of coating additives. Agent, binder, matting agent, silica, special resin, nano resin, etc.
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