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Bayer opens new facilities of the Betapur plant in Tarragona
17/12/2003
on December 17, 2003
The Bayer Group in Iberia has presented and opened the new premises of the plant Betapur in Tarragona, after global investments which when complete will exceed EUR 6 million. These investments include the creation of a Centre for research and development (r & d) in Tarragona for the local development of products, the new corporate headquarters, as well as a forthcoming workshop. It also includes a modernization of the current production (both of polyols formulated, such as polyesters, prepolímeros and mixtures of isocyanates) with a significant environmental improvement.
As it was revealed Jaume Guri, Manager of Betapur, during his address to the authorities and guests in Tarragona: "our commitment to society is manifested through the products that we produce from Tarragona to our customers from the automotive world"", construction or refrigerator, achieving significant energy savings, reduction of weight or consumption of materials which affect the ecosystem". The new building will host the departments of administration and marketing of the company, which to date were located in Barcelona.
With this new investment, Bayer strengthens its position in Tarragona concentrating the activities of Betapur Tarragona facilities with the aim of enhancing the leadership of the company in the sector of polyurethanes. In this sense, Betapur has customers in more than 15 countries, mostly in the Iberian Peninsula and in North Africa where it is leader in the manufacture and marketing of PUR (polyurethane) systems for the automotive industryconstruction, footwear and refrigeration, among others.
More information: www.bayer.es
