Japan’s major hydrogen event, H2 & FC Expo 2025, took place in Tokyo end of February. One of the visitors was Harry Oh, Impact Coatings’ Regional President, Korea & Japan. Here Harry shares his takeaways from the show and thoughts on recent and future Japanese hydrogen developments.
I attended the 23rd International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Expo which took place at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo from February 19 through 21, 2025. This was part of the Smart Energy Week which also was the venue for such expos and shows as Battery Japan, PV Expo, Wind Expo, Smart Grid Expo, Biomass Exhibition, and Zero-emission thermal power generation. In Japan, renewable energies are expected to play a pivotal role in reaching carbon neutrality by 2050. Smart Energy Week hence attracts and gathers a full range of companies showcasing their latest development in renewable technologies, such as hydrogen and fuel cells, solar power, wind power, etc.
As a visitor mostly interested in the H2 & FC Expo, it was very encouraging to see how relevant Impact Coatings’ coating solutions can be in the hydrogen production and fuel cell manufacturing supply chain, especially when visiting companies’ exhibition booths displaying their capabilities in producing bipolar plates and other components in the cell stacks. Additionally, I was able to reaffirm the commercial viability of recent customer inquiries from Japan regarding our coating solutions durability, performance, and cost. For example, I came across bipolar plate manufacturers showing interest in applying PVD coating solutions from Impact Coatings. We will be sure to follow up on their requests.
The Japanese car manufacturers Toyota and Honda both unveiled their latest developments within FCEVs and stationary fuel cells at H2 & FC Expo 2025.
The main attractions were the announcements from Honda and Toyota in unveiling their latest development with FCEVs and stationary fuel cells. Honda presented their plan to mass produce fuel cell modules for FCEVs by 2027 and fuel cell power generator for stationary fuel cells by 2026, claiming to have achieved cost reduction by half and increasing of durability by two times. Their entrant to the stationary fuel cell market is interesting and creates more opportunities for companies in the value chain. For Toyota, who has been the perennial market leader in FCEV development, the third-generation fuel cell system, is due to be installed in its FCEVs for key markets including Japan, Europe, North America, and China in 2026. With these two major announcements at the expo, the global hydrogen market will continue to grow vertically and horizontally as manifested by a growing number of international companies at the expo present.
Changing the topic to hydrogen production, Japan has an ambitious and challenging goal of securing annual green hydrogen supply of 3 Mt by 2030, 12 Mt by 2040, and 20 Mt by 2050. The latest technology trend in Japan for commercializing electrolyzers is in SOEC and AEM, with PEMEC as a proven technology. From talking to major electrolyzer companies in Japan, they are exploring both domestic and overseas projects to produce liquid hydrogen and/or green ammonia to meet the demand. I could clearly observe that the increasing interest from Japanese companies to look for opportunities in Europe and other regions. The pure domestic possibilities may be limited. For example, one electrolyzer company that we had been engaging with on providing coating solutions expressed they were looking to expand more in Europe. While there are some uncertainties in the Japanese domestic market with projects being paused i.e., importing liquid hydrogen, we still see focus on continued development with the launch of new government plans for making hydrogen production and funding to make usage cost competitive.
Overall, this year’s Smart Energy Week and H2 & FC Expo was an enormous success with 1,492 exhibitors, 68,840 visitors, 200 conference sessions, 649 international exhibitors from 39 countries including Sweden!
Harry OhRegional President, Korea & Japan
Today Impact Coatings COO, Carina Höglund, proudly accepted the keys to our new headquarters in Linköping, Sweden, from the landlord Wilzéns Fastigheter AB, represented by Dennis Nyholm. Peter Högfeldt, who has managed the facility project from Impact Coatings, also participated in the ceremony.
The just finalized building will house Impact Coatings’ operations, R&D, and Swedish Coating Service Center, as well as new and improved offices. The new headquarters has been built to support the continued growth of the Impact Coatings group with double the space of the old facility and top-of-the-line equipment updates.
“We are extremely happy to now start moving into a brand new facility. It is a building optimized for our needs, with doubled production areas, clean room, good connections to the central city and to important logistical junctions, and located in close proximity to Linköping Science Park and Linköping University,” said Carina Höglund.
The move to the new facility will be ongoing throughout 2024 to minimize disturbance of coating system assembly, system delivery, and operations in Coating Services in Sweden.
We look forward to formally welcoming you to our inauguration of the new Impact Coatings headquarters in early 2025. However, you will find our office teams installed already on October 15.
Our new address is:Impact Coatings ABCobolgatan 5SE-583 30 LinköpingSweden
Lena Åberg has been appointed CFO and member of the Group Management Team at Impact Coatings AB, effective November 20, 2024. She succeeds Bengt Vernerson, who has been acting CFO since February 2023
Lena Åberg has extensive experience in financial management across large and small companies, as well as listed and unlisted companies. She is accustomed to working in an international environment, including consolidating international subsidiaries. Lena is currently Senior Group Business Controller at Saab where the work includes reporting to group management and the board as well as implementing various improvement projects. Before her years at Saab, Lena was Finance Director at Qstar Försäljning AB, which is part of DCC plc. She also brings to Impact Coatings experience from smaller high-tech companies, for example Sectra and SICK IVP. Lena Åberg will be based at Impact Coatings’ head office in Linköping. She will be part of the Group Management Team, which, with this recruitment, will consist entirely of permanent personnel.
“I look forward to having Lena on board. She has a relevant background from both smaller and larger companies, has international experience but roots in Linköping, and has many years of experience in managing teams. Having Lena as permanent CFO will help in our progress towards profitability,” said Impact Coatings CEO Jonas Nilsson. “I would also like to recognize and thank Bengt Vernerson, who with great commitment during the past 18 months has delivered as acting CFO and contributed to our strong business development,” said Jonas Nilsson.
For more information contact:Jonas Nilsson, CEO+46 70 731 09 04
Peter Högfeldt, Director IR+46 708 87 44 34E-mail: investors@impactcoatings.com
Impact Coatings and Regional President North America, Dr. Robert Mamazza recently visited the Hydrogen Technology Conference & Expo in Houston, Texas. This yearly expo brings together the entire hydrogen value chain to focus on developing solutions and innovations for low-carbon hydrogen production, efficient storage and distribution as well as a variety of stationary and mobile applications.
On June 26th and 27th, more than 200+ exhibitors, 110+ speakers and over 3,500+ attendees came together to discuss, and view, the latest technologies and engineering solutions, advanced materials, manufacturing equipment, infrastructure, as well as test and evaluation tools for the hydrogen industry in Houston Texas, USA. We saw a complete hydrogen eco system on display.
The main conclusion after the event is that interest in PVD in the hydrogen industry is at an all-time high, and the value chain in North America is now maturing. We appear to be driving towards commercialization of various technologies in multiple links of the hydrogen supply chain. Electrolysis is still leading the way in North America, with Fuel Cells as a good runner-up, and 2025 is fully expected to be the year when things “turn on”.
PVD coatings in general draw a lot of attention as a promising clean, economical, and scalable production solution suitable for industrial manufacturing. With the hydrogen industry entering the commercialization stages, our complete coating service and equipment solutions are viewed as an exceptionally good market fit with great scalability – meaning we can deliver to match volume needs today, as well as future volume needs.
With many different players in the hydrogen value chain represented at the expo, the Impact Coatings’ team had diverse conversations with different sub-contractors, all looking for efficient solutions to be part of the production line of their components.
What is clear is that strategic partnerships and available expertise close at hand will be instrumental for most companies in need of coatings for their components. Most sub-contractors are very familiar with their own production and component specifications but have limited previous coating experience and lack in-depth coating expertise. This is where our expert teams in our Coating Service Centers support customers in accelerating time to market by offering technology verification and production start-up without the need for capital equipment investment. We can do all this as a service.
Understanding commercial capabilities is another important key topic from industry players in North America at this stage. Equipment investments are being evaluated for current volumes as well as future volume scenarios.
In these discussions, we have a big advantage as we are already delivering commercial volumes to North America. We know first-hand how our machines work in volume production as we operate our own coating systems in our coating service facilities.
Utilizing an Impact Coatings’ efficient INLINECOATER™ system with a compact factory footprint is a great value add for our production solution. Thanks to high throughput and small batches, the INLINECOATER™ offers remarkably good quality control with very low scrap rates. With the INLINECOATER™ systems’ automation-ready interface, it is easy to scale productivity from one to several coating systems in a growing production line. This adds the benefits of optimal cost control while scaling production volumes and offers redundancy for unexpected as well as planned equipment downtime on the factory floor.
Being ready for scale-up, with proven coating equipment and coating technology, is key as the hydrogen industry now moves away from focus on technology verification, and advances on production of commercial volumes. The buzz around the venue about the U.S. joint office of Energy and Transportation opening applications for $1.3 billion in funding for electrical vehicle charging and alternative fueling infrastructure is just one of many signs in this direction. Infrastructure has been one of the missing pieces to advance fuel cell applications and fuel cell electric vehicles in North America.
Likewise, prominent news from Canada worth highlighting is the announcement from Walmart, the number one retail chain in North America, that has rolled out their first hydrogen fueled truck with an impressive range of over 800 km. Another testament to that heavy-duty fuel cell applications are taking strides in catching up with electrolysis.
This means, most likely interest in heavy-duty fuel cell applications will increase from here out in North America. For Impact Coatings, the timing is perfect, since we released our Premium FC coating late last year, already in production in our Coating Service Center in China and Sweden.
Our next step will be to offer Coating Services on U.S. soil. If you have any questions about Impact Coatings, PVD, or our coatings solutions for electrolyzer and fuel cells, don’t hesitate to reach out to Dr. Robert Mamazza, Regional President, North America.
Beginning of June, our Regional President, China, Mr. Yaowen Wang attended the yearly International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCVC) congress and exhibition in Shanghai. Here are some of his reflections of the market trends and the development within the hydrogen industry in China.
One of the most prominent reflections after attending FCVC this year is that the hydrogen industry in China is maturing very fast. China is the largest producer of hydrogen at about 33 million tons, almost 30% of the global total, mostly from fossil fuels according to IEA. However, there is a clear interest in shifting focus from hydrogen production based on fossil fuels towards green hydrogen production from renewable energy sources. This will most likely further increase deployment of Chinese FCEV, fuel cell electric vehicles, and the use of hydrogen in other harder-to-abate sectors.
The increased interest in fuel cells was unquestionable at the FCVC exhibition. In 2023 the Chinese market saw a year-to-year increase in FCEVs of about 70% according to CAAM – the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. Actual numbers are still modest, but it’s clear that the steady increase is having a maturing effect on the supply chains where we see more expert suppliers emerging in China and showing up at the trade shows.
When it comes to electrolysis, the interest in green hydrogen production utilizing electrolysis is increasing in China, but we are still in the early stages and the growth is not moving as fast as for the fuel cell sector. However, to drive the total demand for FCEVs hydrogen refueling stations (HRS) are needed to make FCEVs a viable consumer option and should in turn continue to increase focus on production of green hydrogen. We fully expect to see escalated interest in electrolysis from the market over the coming years.
With these doubled anticipated ramp-up scenarios, the need for expertise to move to market according to increasing demand is a must for the industry players. So is the need for flexible and scalable production solutions with high availability – both geographically and financially.
For fuel cells, the ramp-up of production already seems to be entering a new gear, and several big, global companies are establishing production in China for fuel cell components, and in some instances for complete fuel cell systems. The focus is mainly on heavy-duty applications. For us, this means a great deal of interest in our Premium FC coating that was launched last year.
Our Premium FC coating is specifically developed for heavy-duty applications and can withstand potentials up to 1.6 volts without degradation and ion leakage which are the main factors for FC stack failure. The coating is extremely stable and can be applied in very thin layers for optimal production cost.
During FCVC, two of the most frequently asked questions were:“How well does the Premium FC coating measure up against carbon coatings?”“What is the difference between the Premium FC coating and carbon coatings?”
The main difference of course is that the Premium FC is not carbon based. In our opinion, the Premium FC coating is a top contender for heavy-duty applications and has the potential to outperform several carbon coatings. But we don’t want customers to take our word for it. We are currently supplying several customers with samples for testing in China.
The last big advantage is that we can supply Premium FC matched to one of our INLINECOATER™ systems or supply it as Coating as a Service in our Coating Service Center in Shanghai. This means very low entry barriers for our customers, with full CAPEX control and our experts close at hand to fine-tune properties to the customers’ technical specifications.
With our own coating systems, the INLINECOATER™ family, we are in full control of both coating development and matching hardware development. All models in our INLINECOATER™ family are compact and designed for integration in automated production flows. This makes them optimal for scaling production capacity one machine at a time. As a result, our product-to-market fit is unbeatable at this market stage where volumes are still modest but prognosed to increase rapidly during the coming years. A steep ramp-up scenario with optimal control of investments is something even our competitors admit they have trouble matching as well as we do.
With the INLINECOATER™ systems design focused on modularity and flexibility, our customers also maintain the ability to upgrade and adapt the coating processes to new market demands for years to come. We are already selling upgrade kits for our Premium FC coating.
Seeing the industry, domestic and foreign, come together on our home turf in Shanghai, discussing future needs, and tapping into the development in the industry, myself and my team are certain that we will have a very busy time supporting customers for many years to come. This is just the starting point for China and the world. If anything, this year’s FCVC has underscored that the time for hydrogen is now.
For more information about our flexible coating solutions for fuel cells and electrolyzers, reach out to yaowen.wang@impactcoatings.com
After five months of operation, Impact Coatings’ new facility in Shanghai – Coating Service Center China – has been issued an ISO 9001:2015 certification, an international standard for total quality management systems. Standardizing and streamlining the company’s operations guarantees customers the same high quality regardless of region, a key in the company’s strategy to establish new Coating Service Centers globally.
Impact Coatings continues to scale up its Coating Service Center operations, first in Sweden and China and in the next step in the USA. Regional presence is key for close cooperation and short delivery routes, not least to customers in the expansive hydrogen industry. The company thereby strengthens its ability to meet customers’ needs within fuel cells and electrolysis in important geographic markets.
Standardized production and working methods guarantee that Coating Service Centers in different regions offer the same delivery quality. The standardization also enables streamlined transfer of production between the company’s Coating Service Centers. One step to guarantee customers the same high quality regardless of geographic location is that all locations must meet the requirements for ISO 9001:2015.
“We are proud to obtain the ISO certification in China after only five months of running production. We have transferred working methods and experiences from Sweden and also suggested improvement, which means that both we and Sweden now can offer even higher quality services to our customers. The certification also demonstrates the great commitment and professionalism of our local team in Shanghai,” said Yaowen Wang, Regional President, China.
In parallel, planning for Impact Coating’s new Coating Service Center in Upstate New York, USA, continues. Once the facility is operational, production is expected to fulfill the same requirements as in Sweden and China..
Impact Coatings’ Swedish operations are already certified according to ISO 9001:2015.
Download the press release in English here.Download the press release in Swedish here.
As we enter the last quarter of 2023, our Regional President EMEA for Hydrogen Solutions, Stefan Dreger, reflects upon the year’s significant developments in the hydrogen industry, especially in the European, Middle Eastern, and African (EMEA) region. In this update, Stefan provides insights into our journey through this transformative landscape, with focus on our recent experiences at industry events, his view of the market dynamics, and our commitment to providing the next generation PVD coating solutions.
In 2023, we have attended two prominent events in the hydrogen industry in the EMEA region: the H2FC trade show in Hannover, and the hy-fcell conference and trade show in Stuttgart. These events provided invaluable opportunities for networking and exchanging insights with potential customers, suppliers, and industry experts. This year’s events were particularly significant for Impact Coatings as we showcased our latest innovations in electrolyzer coating solutions, as well as our next generation premium fuel cell coating.
In Europe, as in the rest of the world, hydrogen has been pointed out to have an important role to play in decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors such as industry and heavy-duty transportation. At the same time, development of infrastructure and import, as well as production of renewable hydrogen, will need to be rationally planned, as stated by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC).
While the global fuel cell market currently anticipates substantial growth, the EMEA region is currently experiencing a more prolonged ramp-up phase than initially anticipated. High volumes of fuels cells in EMEA are projected to become a reality by the end of this decade. Meanwhile, fast upscaling of renewable hydrogen is part of the European Commission’s REPowerEU plan focusing on the urgent transition to reduce dependency on Russian fossil fuels and fast-track the green transition of the European energy system.
The delivery of the REPowerEU objectives is expected to require an additional investment of €210 billion between now and 2027. This is seen as a down-payment on EU’s independence and security.
RePowerEU is just one part of the European Green Deal locking in 55 legislations to pave the path to a climate-neutral Europe by 2050. With new CO2 standards in EU and infrastructure in place to charge and re-fuel zero-emission vehicles, all new cars and vans registered in Europe are planned to be zero-emission by 2035.
Hydrogen technologies are key instruments to achieve decarbonization goals of Europe. Europe aims to produce and import up to 20 million tons of renewable hydrogen (10 million tons of imports and 10 million tons produced in Europe) by 2030 according to the European Hydrogen Strategy.
The progress in market growth in the EMEA region underlines the importance of Impact Coatings’ modular approach, which allows delay of capital expenditure to remain flexible in the last technology verification stages and adapt to high-volume production when the market demands it. Based on the expected steep demand growth, it is positive to observe a growing openness in the EMEA market, with various stakeholders teaming up to collectively push forward during the coming accelerated ramp-up period.
At both events in Hannover and Stuttgart, Impact Coatings prominently featured our electrolyzer PVD coating solutions, reflecting the undeniable momentum in this market segment. The diversity of attendees and the presence of numerous newcomers highlighted the surging interest in electrolyzer technology. Time-to-market in this sector is now a critical factor, and reliable, high-end metal coatings are emerging as the preferred choice. This means, Impact Coatings stands at the forefront of providing coating solutions for electrolyzers in correlation with the increasing demand for clean hydrogen, as we are already in production with our electrolyzer coatings in our Swedish Coating Service Center.
In EMEA, we’ve also launched our next-generation premium fuel cell coating, tailored for heavy-duty applications. This new coating offers enhanced properties and protection for anode and cathode metal plates in LT-PEM fuel cell stacks. It’s currently available as a job coating at our Coating Service Center in China and can be qualified for our EMEA customers.
In conclusion, our journey through the evolving hydrogen industry landscape reaffirms our belief in our coating solutions portfolio’s fit. Our modular and scalable solutions, designed to stay flexible in an upscaling hydrogen market, are positioned to lead the way. As we move forward, we’re committed to pioneering the future of clean energy and continuing our collaboration with the industry’s drivers, innovators, and partners.
The future of hydrogen is bright, and at Impact Coatings AB, we are dedicated to being at the forefront of this exciting journey. If you are in the EMEA region and have questions or needs pertaining to Impact Coatings’ hydrogen coating solutions, please don’t hesitate to contact stefan.dreger@impactcoatings.com
With extensive experience after three decades in the engineering and technology sphere, Impact Coatings is delighted to welcome Jonas Nilsson as its new CEO. Jonas’ experience includes previous CEO roles and board positions at growing technology companies. He has been active in the semiconductor, automotive, and coatings industries. Jonas comes most recently from LiU Invest, the investment arm of Linköping University.
It feels truly great. The foundation is already set – everything is in place to accelerate the development of Impact Coatings. During the last few years, Impact Coatings has shifted from a technology-first approach to putting the customers in focus, offering solutions to their problems. This shift has been made possible by high technological maturity, long industry experience, and local presence.
I am excited and proud to step in at this stage of the journey. For the last 20 years, I have been working with start-ups and scale-ups. Despite a short time on the job, I can already state that Impact Coatings is in a very strong position to grasp the considerable business opportunity that hydrogen presents – as an already existing market is turning green.
I grew up in Kolsva just outside Köping, where I spent my first 18 years. In the early 1990s, I studied Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering at Linköping University. And since then, I have remained in the field.
My previous experiences include CEO and later Chairman at SweGaN AB, CEO of SP Devices AB, and R&D Director at Kreatel Communications AB. Most recently I was an Investment Manager at LiU Invest, the investment arm of Linköping University.
Today, I live with my family in Linköping. I love spending time with them on the water boating, and in winter on frozen water, alpine skiing down the slopes.
Impact Coatings has been around for more than 25 years. The accumulated competence and experience of the company is paramount. To be able to supply high-tech solutions at scale and reach a commercial breakthrough, a company needs a well-founded platform as its basis. As I mentioned earlier, Impact Coatings has everything in place. I also believe that the business and delivery models are key – as the company can cater to the different production needs of the customers.
Looking at the technology, Impact Coatings’ PVD machine architecture is very competitive and well-suited for tomorrow’s demands – especially with respect to the emerging market of green hydrogen. Its modular design, the ability to change the “coating recipes”, and the flexibility between producing coatings for electrolyzer and fuel cell applications are its main strengths. Altogether, this allows Impact Coatings to be agile and adaptable to customer requirements – which I find to be the competitive advantage of the company.
It is important to stress that the hydrogen market already exists. Hydrogen is used widely in the chemistry industry, for example industrially to make ammonia for fertilizers. Now, hydrogen is expanding into new areas including all types of transportation, powering houses and industries, for example, green steel production, and not least to generate, transport and store renewable energy. Eventually, a greater portion of the total produced hydrogen will be green hydrogen.
Green hydrogen is set to play a key role in the future energy mix. Its growth is independent of other technologies. Regardless of the speed of development, the demand for green hydrogen will be greater than the supply for the foreseeable future, as the full effect of investments is lagging. This creates excellent conditions for Impact Coatings as well as for our industry at large.
Having a proven technology and commercial track record gives Impact Coatings a head start. With two Coating Service Centers already in place and a third one to be opened in 2024, we are well-positioned to quickly respond to market demands. This includes growing with existing customers as well as winning new customers.
Impact Coatings’ reputable customer list demonstrates the competitiveness of the technology, while Coatings Services (that does not require any CAPEX commitment) lowers the threshold for collaboration. These two aspects will be core in offering our technology at scale.
First of all, we will continue to execute the already-started activities with our customers and with the operations globally. I have also set out a 100-day plan, focused on listening to the views and perspectives of employees across the organization, to eventually form my own opinion of the company and the way forward. Getting to know the team in Linköping will be the first step of this plan. Secondly, I will conduct site visits in Germany, China, Korea, and the US. Altogether, these experiences will be the foundation for the priorities for 2024, which will follow the overarching strategy and trajectory that already is in place.
With a few days on the job, I have already met the team in Linköping and I look forward to meeting our colleagues in the other regions. I wish to form a profound understanding of the company from within and contribute with my competence and experience. For me, to step in at this stage of the journey is a luxury. The company finds itself in a fantastic starting position. I am excited to continue to build on the strong development we have seen in 2023, with the establishment of a new Coatings Service Center in North America in 2024 as a key pillar that will further accelerate the development of Impact Coatings.
After hard work, Regional President Yaowen Wang, and his Chinese team have reached a long-anticipated milestone and invitees from both China and Sweden will soon be welcomed at Impact Coatings’ Shanghai Coating Service Center. The date for the formal inauguration has been set to the 26th of September and preparations are in full motion.
Invitations for the inauguration of the Coating Service Center has been sent to customers, local officials, and representatives from Swedish Consulate in Shanghai. From Swedish Headquarters, VP of Coating Services, Dr. Carina Höglund, and VP Marketing & Communication, Anette Therén, will join the celebrations with the local team.
The inauguration program offers ample time to mingle, celebrate and explore the newest addition to the Impact Coatings facility family. A deep dive into what is to come in a panel talk focusing on hydrogen industry challenges and opportunities is also part of the program.
“When working close to customers in a fast-moving industry such as the hydrogen industry, understanding common threats and possibilities is the best way to pave the way to joint success. We truly look forward to welcoming our honored guests, customers, and colleagues to our Coating Service Center here in Shanghai to showcase our coating solutions, and discuss coming steps for the industry”, said Yaowen Wang, Regional president China at Impact Coatings.
The new coating facility is located in the Qingpu District in Shanghai, China, a hydrogen industry innovation hotspot.
The complete production line in the newly established Coating Service Center is equipped with a high-capacity cleaning line, quality control lab, logistics areas, and office space. With a highly skilled team of fourteen, and top-of-the-line equipment, the facility has an initial annual capacity to coat 1 million fuel cell plates.
Impact Coatings is expanding, and we are preparing to move to new premises in Linköping, Sweden. The new headquarters will be located adjacent to Linköping University and Linköping Science Park, in close proximity to Linköping’s innovation hotspots. The facility is being built and optimized for our operations and will double our production area. We expect to move in during the second half of 2024.
At Impact Coatings we are entering an expansive phase, underpinned by a rapid global development of green fossil-free hydrogen, where high-performing coating technologies are needed and demanded. Construction of the new headquarters in Linköping takes place at the same time as we have started production in our new Coating Service Center in Shanghai, China, and plan for another Coating Service facility in the USA in 2024.
The new Swedish premises, consisting of approximately 3 000 m², will double our production area, resulting in significantly increased capacity for assembly of coating systems, as well as expanded space for our Swedish Coating Service Center.
Our Coating Service Centers are important cornerstones in our complete offering and enable us to fully support customers throughout different process stages – from test and verification of our coating technology, to scaling volume scenarios, continuous production, and handling of peak volumes as a second source. In Sweden, our Coating Service Center will also function as a demo center, where customers can learn more about our complete coating solutions first-hand.
Apart from better capacity to support our customers and continue to grow our business, the new Swedish facility includes new departmental offices and conference rooms, more room for logistics and pre-production such as washing and blasting areas, and an updated lab for the company’s development team.
The facility is being built in close collaboration with Wilzéns Fastighetsförvaltning who will own and manage the property.
“The new headquarters are an important puzzle piece in our growth journey. With a new attractive and advantageous logistical location and production-optimized workspaces in modern premises, we will be able to continue to attract the region’s top talents. At the same time, we can continue to grow our company and streamline and automate our production flows. Key aspects to be able to fully support the fast-growing industries that together with us work on the next generation of energy and transportation solutions”, said Torbjörn Sandberg, CEO at Impact Coatings.
“It is gratifying to carry out this project for Impact Coatings – not least considering their commitment in the green technology sector and use of sustainable production methods, which goes hand in hand with our values,” said Andreas Wilzén, CEO at Wilzéns Fastighetsförvaltning. “I would also like to commend Linköping municipality, for the fast pace and positive attitude throughout the planning process,” he continued.
We will continue to follow the building of our new headquarters until move-in. Make sure to stay tuned for updates.
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