Mapei Expanding Production in Dalton

Deerfield Beach, FL, Feb. 15, 2010--Mapei Corporation has acquired an additional 80,500-square-foot building on 5.2 acres in Dalton, Ga.

The new facility is located within a mile of the company’s adhesives production plant, which the company purchased last April.
 
“We will begin retrofitting the plant to produce powdered products starting in 2010; the availability of raw materials makes the location ideal for our purposes,” said Ray Knecht, Mapei unit manager for the Dalton operations.

“In the meantime, we will start using the plant space immediately as a regional distribution center for products from our Tile & Stone Installation Systems and our Concrete Restoration Systems."

The company is also using the property for a new Center of Excellence for adhesives research. Its senior group leader for the adhesive laboratory in Deerfield Beach will be relocating to the Dalton facility conduct adhesive  research.

In addition, the new site will include training facilities with both classroom space and hands-on workshop areas.