05 Jan 2024 --- Dutch coatings company AkzoNobel is investing €32 million (US$35 million) in a new plant at its Vilafranca site in Spain, producing bisphenol-free coatings for the EMEA’s metal packaging industry.The company says the facility will use advanced automation and is designed according to high eco-efficiency standards — enabling a “step-change in energy and material efficiency.”The plant is expected to be operational by mid-2025 and will create around 40 jobs.
