New factory in Kuwait consolidates Hempel’s position in the Middle East

Global coatings supplier Hempel has inaugurated a factory in Mina Abdullah in Kuwait. The factory, which meets ISO 9000 quality management guidelines, will meet growing demand for Hempel coatings and consolidate its position as a market leader in the region.

Hempel’s new factory in Mina Abdullah is the latest addition to its comprehensive global supply chain. In 2016 alone, the company completed a capacity expansion project in Malaysia and opened new factories in Russia and Vietnam, adding more than 28M lit to its annual production capacity.

With a 40% higher capacity than Hempel’s existing production facility in Safat, Kuwait, the €13M factory in Mina Abdullah will help the company meet growing demand for its coatings in Kuwait and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. The new factory will be fully up and running by September 2017 and Hempel’s existing factory in Safat will close later in the year.

Built to ISO 9000 quality management guidelines, the factory includes a solvent distillation unit that recycles solvents to reduce hazardous waste, as well as a water treatment plant that ensures much of the factory’s wastewater can be reused for vegetation and cleaning. It is also the first coatings production unit in Kuwait to include a regenerative thermal oxidiser unit, which removes volatile organic compounds during production to prevent atmospheric pollution.