Jun 7 2005
首席执行官汉斯·维杰斯（Hans Wijers）概述了Akzo Nobel的决心成为中国第一涂料公司的野心。在中国的扩张牢固地确立为关键的战略市场，这是主席对未来增长的愿景的基础。
Currently in Asia to officially open the Company’s new Decorative Coatings facility in Suzhou near Shanghai, Wijers—who also opened a factory in Vietnam this week—said that although Akzo Nobel already commands strong leadership positions in several industrial market sectors, consolidation and further expansion of the decorative activities in China will play a substantial role in helping to establish the Company as the country’s major coatings force.
他解释说：“尽管我们是世界上最大的涂料公司，但在中国尚未排名第一。”“这是我们的战略重点之一。我已经强调了中国在我们的全球战略中的重要性，并且在苏州开设了这家新工厂的工厂，这只是我们战略愿景的最新阶段，即成为该国第一名涂料公司的战略愿景。”
The new factory, which will produce water-based wall paints, also includes R&D facilities and a warehouse for raw materials and finished goods. It stands on the Company’s existing Suzhou site, where Coatings already operates plants for its Car Refinishes, Powder Coatings and Coil Coatings businesses.
威杰斯补充说：“在过去的几年中，我们系统地增加了我们在中国的涂料活动。”“的确，自1998年以来，我们的总销售额增长了近400％。阿克佐·诺贝尔（Akzo Nobel）从进一步的增长机会中受益。通过继续在中国进行投资，我们显然正在取得战略增长计划，并履行我们积极寻求扩张机会的承诺，尤其是在新兴市场中。”
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