MOSCOW (MRC) -- Sabic has inaugurated a new research facility at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Geleen, The Netherlands, reported the company in its press release.
The official opening was done on 19 May 2016 by the Governor of the Limburg Province Theo Bovens and Peter Borman, Director Regional Technology Affairs Europe at Sabic.
Bert Groothuis, Director Corporate Sustainability Europe said: "This research centre is the latest milestone in Sabic’s innovation journey, and combines our expertise in chemicals, polymers and excellence in innovative application development. Sabic continues to focus on innovation in chemistry and develop new and sustainability solutions together with customers and partners, which are being used in several markets, including transportation, packaging and building industries."
He continued; "A great example is the development of a new product based in light weight foamed polyolefins, specifically developed for bumper applications for the automotive industry, with benefits such as improving fuel economy and reducing CO2 generation, noise and vibration and increasing safety and harshness (NVH) control. Our Technology & Innovation colleagues also developed so-called ‘renewable polymers’ for the packaging of for instance beverages, based on renewable feedstocks that are not competing with the food chain."
Bert Kip, CEO Brightlands Chemelot Campus, shared the developments within Brightlands and the region: "With Sabic’s new research building, as well as some 300 Sabic scientists now active, the campus community will develop further. We are on our way to turning this community into a European material hotspot for businesses and research institutes with new and unprecedented opportunities to grow and innovate."
The new research building accommodates over 130 technology & innovation employees. Among many other facilities the centre includes several labs, where materials and applications are being developed and tested. The new building extends the research buildings of Sabic Technology & Innovation at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus, where approximately 250 employees focus on the research and development of chemicals and polymer materials, and are a central part of the European innovation labs in Geleen, Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands, Wilton -UK and Cartagena -Spain.
We remind that, as MRC informed earlier, in 2013, Sabic launched four new state-of-the-art technology and innovation facilities. The new centres included two in Saudi Arabia and one each in India and China, bringing the total number of its research facilities around the world to 18 at that time.
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic) ranks among the worldпїЅs top petrochemical companies. The company is among the worldпїЅs market leaders in the production of polyethylene, polypropylene and other advanced thermoplastics, glycols, methanol and fertilizers.
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