Munzing Chemie, parent of foam control additive supplier Ultra Additives, has opened an office in Shanghai and plans to install laboratory facilities there before the end of 2005 to serve the entire Asia region.
Prior to establishing the new facility, Munzing, headquartered in Heilbronn, Germany, has been marketing additives for metalworking fluids, industrial lubricants, wastewater treatment, and leather and fur production in Asia through distributors. We are committed to the markets in Asia, and the office in Shanghai will provide a level of understanding and familiarity with our distributors and customers that simply was not possible before, said Matthew Chen, head of Munzing (Shanghai).
Ultra Additives, based in Bloomfield, N.J., manufactures Foam Ban, Foamtrol and other branded foam control additives for metalworking fluids andindustrial lubricants,as well asfor some otherindustries. Munzing announced that it will begin manufacturing some additives in Shanghai by 2007, but an Ultra Additives spokesman said those plans do not currently include foam control additives.