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Chemical firm steps into global market

A North East based chemical firm is moving 290 staff to a site at Wynyard Park on Teesside in a bid to foster international growth.

Huntsman is reportedly moving workers at Wilton and Haverton Hill to the new location.

It says the combining of its teams will enable it to grow in the global market.

The pigments division of Huntsman is taking a 54,000 sq ft building that will include modern purpose-built offices and creating 31,000 sq ft of new laboratory space.

Wynyard Park Limited is a joint venture company between JC Musgrave Limited and Helios Properties plc.

Huntsman is a global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals and manufactures products for a variety of global companies including the automotive, aviation and textiles industries. The company formed in 2005.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .