# AkzoNobel upgrades marine and protective coatings line at Suzhou site in China

AkzoNobel completed an automated production line at its Suzhou site in China as part of a €14 million investment to double capacity for marine and protective coatings by 2025.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-07-08
- Where: Suzhou, China, China
- Value: $15.2M (14.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 8 Jul 2024
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: double capacity for marine and protective coatings
- Products: marine coatings, protective coatings
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [pcimag.com](https://www.pcimag.com/articles/keyword/4012-production-capacity-expansion?page=2), 2024-07-09: "A newly updated and automated production line is up and running at AkzoNobel’s Suzhou site in China, part of a €14 million investment designed to accelerate growth and double the plant’s capacity for marine and protective coatings by 2025."
- [27580.cn](https://www.27580.cn/important/127025.html), 2024-07-17: "位于中国苏州工厂的一条全新升级的自动化产线现已正式投入运营。"

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