# AkzoNobel invests €32M in bisphenol-free coatings plant in Spain

AkzoNobel is investing €32 million in a new plant at its Vilafranca site in Spain to produce bisphenol-free coatings for the metal packaging industry. The plant is expected to be operational by mid-2025 and will create around 40 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-01-05
- Where: Vilafranca, Spain, Spain
- Value: $35.0M (32.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 40
- Starts operating: Jul 2025
- Status: announced
- Products: bisphenol-free metal packaging coatings
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [packaginginsights.com](https://www.packaginginsights.com/news/metal-coatings-makeover-inside-akzonobels-%E2%82%AC32m-investment-for-a-bisphenol-free-packaging-market.html), 2024-01-05: "Dutch coatings company AkzoNobel is investing €32 million (US$35 million) in a new plant at its Vilafranca site in Spain, producing bisphenol-free coatings for the EMEA’s metal packaging industry."

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