The latest facility is one of a network of six global RD&I centers that work with the company’s businesses .
The six global RD&I centers host a combination of business-led R&D groups and several of the company’s expert capability groups, who work in partnership with AkzoNobel’s businesses.
Many innovations have already originated from the Deventer laboratories including Dissolvine GL – a biodegradable chelating agent used for cleaning detergents, Perkalite – which acts as a flame-retardant, as well as chemical intermediates used in the production of adhesives, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.
AkzoNobel Executive Committee RD&I member Graeme Armstrong said with nearly 40% of their research and development capabilities in the Netherlands based here in Deventer, and with the facilities in the laboratories make up Research Street, they have confirmed the position of the Netherlands as a cornerstone of AkzoNobel’s global RD&I organization.