Akzo Nobel, new €6.5 million technology center in Shanghai with performance testing facilities via Global Cosmetics News

There’s no truer saying than ‘money makes the world go round’, and that’s certainly the case for the cosmetics world this week as a slew of new investments take place.

It seems R&D is the investment of choice for AkzoNobel, which has inaugurated a new €6.5 million technology center in Songjiang, Shanghai. No mean feat seeing as it’s the company’s largest facility in China and is equipped with a full array of state-of-the-art material analysis and performance testing facilities. The centre is said to help the company push forward with its innovation strategy to create a portfolio of more sustainable products.

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