New Shanghai technology centre for Huntsman
US-based chemicals company Huntsman Corporation marked the official opening of its new Asia Pacific Technology Center (ATC) in Shanghai’s Minhang Economic and Technological Development Zone on September 17.
The event was hosted by the company’s founder and chairman, Jon Huntsman, and its Asia Pacific CEO, Anthony Hankins. The audience of more than 300 included customers, local authorities, suppliers, Huntsman employees and corporate officers.
The new $40 million facility combines an integrated technology and innovation campus with an existing technology centre that opened in September 2008.
The facility includes machine halls, laboratories and offices and can accommodate up to 400 technical experts. It will complement existing technology centres in The Woodlands, US, and Brussels, Belgium, as well as smaller regional centres.
Mr Hankins says: “The Asia Pacific ATC investment reflects Huntsman’s long-term commitment to grow in partnership with our customers in this key market.
“We now have a world-class technology facility in Shanghai, employing talented local scientists, developing fit-for-purpose applications that are suited to the specific needs of our customers across the region.”
