BRAZIL - The decorative surface specialist Schattdecor is further expanding its impregnation capacities in Brazil.
As the company informs, investments are being made in two additional impregnation channels at the Brazilian site in São José dos Pinhais. This will expand the capacities in the area of impregnation on site to five machines. One channel is currently under construction, delayed due to the coronavirus, the investment was made in 2019 and will produce at a width of 8 feet from commissioning. The company expects completion in the first quarter of 2021.
Due to the promising market potential, another channel is to follow. Roland Heeger (Chief Technology Officer): “A fifth impregnation channel has already been ordered and is expected to be ready for production in the first quarter of 2022. The additional machine is also an 8-foot channel. In this way we are increasing our impregnation capacities on site, adapted to the market and needs.”
Flavio Lufchitz (Managing Director Schattdecor do Brasil): “We currently have a production capacity of 160 million m2 per year, plan sustainable growth and always have the best service for our customers in mind. As part of the new investments, our production capacity will increase to more than 220 million m2 per year. With the second resin reactor, we can completely cover the melamine requirement through our own production.” The second resin reactor was commissioned in 2020 and is to be installed before the second new impregnation channel is commissioned.
