# AkzoNobel completes €4.8M expansion of Surface Chemistry plant in Boxing, China

AkzoNobel has completed a €4.8 million expansion at its Surface Chemistry facility in Boxing, China, increasing production capacity for higher-value products serving cleaning, agrochemical, personal care, mining, fuel, and oil industries.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-10-13
- Where: Boxing, China, China
- Value: $5.60M (4.80M EUR)
- Starts operating: 1 Nov 2017
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 38,000 tonnes per year
- Products: fatty acids, nitriles, amines, quaternary ammonium compounds, higher-value specialty chemicals
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [AkzoNobel](https://endata.com/companies/11242.md)

## Sources

- [european-rubber-journal.com](https://www.european-rubber-journal.com/article/2065777/akzonobel-to-expand-chinese-organic-peroxides-plant), 2017-10-13: "This new expansion is necessary to meet that demand, and is also a visible demonstration of the company’s continued commitment to invest in the future of the Specialty Chemicals business."
- [nouryon.com](https://www.nouryon.com/newsroom/news-overview/archived/2017/akzonobel-completes-eu48-million-expansion-surface-chemistry), 2017-11-01: "The chemicals industry in Asia continues to evolve and over the last four years we have significantly increased our capabilities in the region."

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