30 August 2013
Details
AkzoNobel
announced plans to phase out
the production of organic peroxides
at its site in Deventer, the Netherlands
by the end of 2016
impacting approximately 215 employees at this site.
The site's regional R&D and Technology Center
will remain in full operation,
employing about 235 personnel.
Under the plans,
the production activities carried out in Deventer
will be moved to other existing production facilities
in Europe, North America and China
over the next 3 years.
The production facility on the Deventer site is
one of the eleven
organic peroxides manufacturing plants
operated globally by AkzoNobel.
Organic Peroxides are part of AkzoNobel's
Functional Chemicals Portfolio within
the Specialty Chemicals Business Area.
Uses and Appliations of Organic Peroxides
The chemicals are used by customers in applications in,
among others,
* the automotive, rubber, packaging and polymers industry
* and construction and consumer products sectors.
Reasons
Werner Fuhrmann, Akzonobel Executive Committe member
responsible for the Specialty Chemicals business
- Global demand for pattern organics are
* trending away from mature markets in Europe and
* becoming increasing concentrated in Asia and North America.
- The organic peroxides market also faces over-capacity.
- Consolisating production and following demand will lead to
lower costs to serve our customers, improving competitiveness
and performance.
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