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Opening photo: The new laboratory.
HIGHLIGHT OF THE MONTH
Chemtec Inaugurates a New Production Plant Ilaria Paolomelo ipcm®
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n June, 21 2019, Chemtec
and the other to the end product logistics.
factory and laboratory (ref. Opening photo
celebrated the inauguration of
On the upper floor, there is a laboratory
Fig. 1). The latter is key to the success of
a new production plant devoted
devoted to the research and development of
Chemtec as it daily carries out the following
to the formulation and manufacturing
new formulations and products as well as to
activities:
of surface pre-treatment and coating
tests and chemical analyses carried out on
- quality control of raw materials, production
waste water treatment products and
behalf of third parties.
technologies. The company decided to
phases, and end products; - research and development of new products;
expand its structure with the primary aim
The inauguration ceremony
of insourcing some production phases
On the occasion of the completion of
previously entrusted to contractors.
the new plant, already operating for
The laboratory has also been conceived
The new plant, located in Corbetta (MI,
over five years, Chemtec invited Italian
for providing a consultancy service to the
Italy), is composed of two buildings
and international customers, suppliers,
company’s customers and any other firm
arranged in a horseshoe shape, one
distributors, and partners to attend the start
requesting it. That is why Chemtec uses
devoted to the storage of raw materials
of the first production and visit the new
comprehensive instrumentation for the
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- chemical-physical analyses for product approval.