David Savastano, Contributing Editor04.06.22
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, manufacturers in virtually every industry have realized that global supply chains are a huge concern. Transportation costs are rapidly increasing, and the shortage of shipping containers combined with clogged ports have made scheduling deliveries chaotic.
At the end of the day, customers want their products, and being able to deliver is essential. Having localized manufacturing facilities is a huge benefit.
With five manufacturing plants throughout North America, DCL Corporation is well positioned to deliver its pigments throughout the region. Frank Lavieri, EVP, sales and marketing for DCL Corporation, noted that the company’s 2021 acquisition of Sun Chemical Performance Pigments’ Bushy Park, SC production facility has been one of the keys to the company doubling its capacity in North America.
“For us, the highlight is our increased North American capacity,” Lavieri observed. “With the addition of Bushy Park, we now have five manufacturing plants in North America. Bushy Park is the most sophisticated pigment manufacturing platform in North America, and produces perylenes and quinacridones for the automotive and high-end industrial markets.”
Lavieri pointed to a number of key benefits to having localized production.
“Having shorter supply chains and domestic sourcing is critical,” Lavieri said. “By doubling our capacity in North America, we offer our customers shorter supply chains and can be more responsive to their needs, and our products are also free of all duties.”
In addition, DCL announced that it has initiated a major capital investment project to expand the Bismuth Vanadate manufacturing capacity at its Maastricht, Netherland location. This investment will increase capacity by more than 20%, and it is expected to be operational in early 2023. DCL is committed to supporting the growing needs of customers with the highest quality and broadest portfolio of Bismuth Vanadate pigments in the market.
This Bismuth Vanadate capacity expansion is in addition to DCL’s recently completed investment and startup of the manufacturing of Indanthrone Blue pigments, also at its Maastricht, Netherland’s site.
“These capacity expansions show DCL’s commitment to further support our customer’s growth with these value-added pigments,” Magen Buterbaugh, chief commercial officer for DCL, noted.”
Bismuth Vanadate pigments provide exceptional hiding properties and durability for automotive, decorative, and industrial coatings as well as used in the most demanding plastics applications.
Indanthrone Blue is a high-performance pigment that is valued for the coloration of synthetic fibers and engineering resins due to its high heat stability and lightfastness. Color formulators utilize Indanthrone Blue for its chromatic red shade in a variety of automotive and high-performance industrial coatings due to its transparency, neutral flop and exceptional outdoor durability.
At the end of the day, customers want their products, and being able to deliver is essential. Having localized manufacturing facilities is a huge benefit.
With five manufacturing plants throughout North America, DCL Corporation is well positioned to deliver its pigments throughout the region. Frank Lavieri, EVP, sales and marketing for DCL Corporation, noted that the company’s 2021 acquisition of Sun Chemical Performance Pigments’ Bushy Park, SC production facility has been one of the keys to the company doubling its capacity in North America.
“For us, the highlight is our increased North American capacity,” Lavieri observed. “With the addition of Bushy Park, we now have five manufacturing plants in North America. Bushy Park is the most sophisticated pigment manufacturing platform in North America, and produces perylenes and quinacridones for the automotive and high-end industrial markets.”
Lavieri pointed to a number of key benefits to having localized production.
“Having shorter supply chains and domestic sourcing is critical,” Lavieri said. “By doubling our capacity in North America, we offer our customers shorter supply chains and can be more responsive to their needs, and our products are also free of all duties.”
In addition, DCL announced that it has initiated a major capital investment project to expand the Bismuth Vanadate manufacturing capacity at its Maastricht, Netherland location. This investment will increase capacity by more than 20%, and it is expected to be operational in early 2023. DCL is committed to supporting the growing needs of customers with the highest quality and broadest portfolio of Bismuth Vanadate pigments in the market.
This Bismuth Vanadate capacity expansion is in addition to DCL’s recently completed investment and startup of the manufacturing of Indanthrone Blue pigments, also at its Maastricht, Netherland’s site.
“These capacity expansions show DCL’s commitment to further support our customer’s growth with these value-added pigments,” Magen Buterbaugh, chief commercial officer for DCL, noted.”
Bismuth Vanadate pigments provide exceptional hiding properties and durability for automotive, decorative, and industrial coatings as well as used in the most demanding plastics applications.
Indanthrone Blue is a high-performance pigment that is valued for the coloration of synthetic fibers and engineering resins due to its high heat stability and lightfastness. Color formulators utilize Indanthrone Blue for its chromatic red shade in a variety of automotive and high-performance industrial coatings due to its transparency, neutral flop and exceptional outdoor durability.