Hexion plans to build European technology centre in Germany

Hexion has announced plans to build a new European technology centre in Kamp-Lintfort, Germany. The new facility will consolidate activities from several research and development facilities located in nearby Duisburg.

The facility will be located at the Dieprahm Technology Park and includes an existing 1400m2 building housing office and warehouse space, adjacent to which will be built a 1600m2 new laboratory facility.

The facility will house research and development activities, including the Transportation Research and Application Center (TRAC), which develops technology solutions to enable growth of composites for the automotive industry. The Kamp-Lintfort facility will also increase Hexion’s process technology research and improve formulation development capabilities for coatings, civil engineering, aerospace composites and electrical casting applications.

This facility will complement Hexion’s high-tech lab dedicated to wind energy applications in Esslingen, Germany, which is housed within a high-capacity speciality epoxy resin blending facility.

Modifications to the existing building and initial construction on the new facility are expected to begin immediately. The company plans to complete the project in mid-2018. The new site at Dieprahm Technology Park is approximately 15 miles from the facility in Duisburg.