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Hempel expands R&D Centre in Barcelona

A newly expanded R&D Centre in Barcelona will enable Hempel to develop and customise products faster, respond to customer needs more efficiently and help customers conform to rapidly changing environmental legislation states the coating manufacturer. Hempel officially opened the new R&D Centre at a ceremony yesterday.

Mary Bond, Editor in Chief

January 14, 2010

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Hempel’s facility in Polinyà (Barcelona) previously focused on developing the company’s range of antifouling coatings and developing products for Spanish customers. Now, after a €2m 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.

Hempel also has R&D Centres in China, Korea, Singapore, Bahrain, Denmark, Germany and the US.

About the Author

Mary Bond

Editor in Chief

Mary Bond is Group Director, Seatrade Cruise a division within Informa Markets and responsible for the Seatrade portfolio of global cruise events, print and online cruise publishing.

Mary is also the publisher and editor-in-chief of Seatrade Cruise News and Seatrade Cruise Review magazine.

Mary has worked in the shipping industry for 39 years, first for Lloyd’s Register of Shipping before joining Seatrade’s editorial team in 1985.

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