MINNEAPOLIS, April 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Valspar
Corporation (NYSE: VAL) announced that it has opened a new advanced
manufacturing center in Tianjin,
China to serve customers with a wide range of innovative
paints and coatings products.
"Valspar has experienced strong growth in China as customer demand for high-performance
and specified coatings continue to increase in this large market,"
said Gary E. Hendrickson, Valspar
chairman and chief executive officer. "This investment furthers our
technology and sustainability leadership to support our customers'
needs in this important region."
The new Tianjin manufacturing
center was designed to achieve top safety and quality performance
while delivering best-in-class productivity. The facility features
expanded capacity for waterborne coatings products with fully
automated production and high-speed filling lines. Valspar's
state-of-the-art facilities are designed for high productivity, and
safe, efficient and environmentally sound manufacturing processes.
This multi-purpose facility supports customers in the company's
consumer paint, wood coatings and industrial coatings
businesses.
"Health, safety and environmental performance has been
engineered into the Tianjin site,
which is important to our employees, our customers and our
neighbors," said Derrick Tay,
president of Valspar Asia. "Valspar's expanded production capacity
and sustainability leadership positions us well to continue to grow
our business in Asia."
About Valspar
The Valspar Corporation (NYSE: VAL) is a global leader in the
paint and coatings industry with over 10,500 employees in more than
25 countries. Since 1806, Valspar has been dedicated to bringing
customers the latest innovations, the finest quality and the best
customer service in the coatings industry. For more information,
visit www.valspar.com.
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