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[April 2002]
Bayer Corporation Opens Powder Coatings Global R&D Competency Centre
Bayer Corporation (Pittsburgh, PA, USA) has opened a US$1.5 million Powder Coatings Global R&D Competency Center. Located on Bayer's Pittsburgh campus, the 1,600 square foot, state-of-the-art powder coating application and testing facility will be used to support customers, evaluate new products and develop new applications and technologies.The centre features three separate application lines that can operate simultaneously. Installed equipment includes laboratory scale extruders, grinders, particle size classification equipment and standard spray and oven bake capabilities. It is complemented by additional technical expertise at Bayer facilities in Columbus, GA, USA and at the Bayer world HQ in Leverkusen, Germany.
"In March 2001, Bayer announced the formation of a US-based Global Powder Coatings Intermediates and Colorants Business Group and our intent to become the most comprehensive raw materials supplier to the global powder coatings industry," said Dr John Williams, Executive Vice President of Bayer Corporation and President of the Coatings and Colorants Division. "The Competency Center supports this mission and is just the latest demonstration of our commitment to powder coatings."
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