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In the past few weeks, I’ve mentioned that we have excess production capacity, and that raised quite a few questions… 👇 The most common one was: “But Harrie, how can a growing company like yours have excess production capacity?” That’s a more interesting question than you might think. It’s not as simple as just having larger facilities that we still need to fill. It’s more complicated than that. Here’s the situation: about 10 to 15 years ago, it was easier to trade with different countries and regions. You could export from China to the U.S., or from the Netherlands to South America without much hassle. But now, it’s become much harder. The world is dividing and each region has its own set of rules and regulations. Take the EU and the U.S. for example. Just in the area of food, the EU has much stricter rules. When it comes to chemical substances like detergents, you can imagine that the regulations are even tougher. The global demand for detergents continues to rise across various industries. So, you have two options: either try to meet all the different regulations everywhere, or produce locally, so you can comply with regional laws and avoid the need to export or import. This also happens to be a more sustainable approach. We chose the latter option. Now, we have production facilities around the world. We produce detergents in the U.S., South America (including Brazil), the Netherlands, Spain, Poland and in various countries across Asia. By spreading supply and demand globally, we can produce a lot in different locations. This has left us with excess capacity in some areas where demand is still growing. Our production facilities in the Netherlands, as well as in the U.S. and South America, have space available to help other companies produce their detergents, including packaging. So, that’s the story behind our search for companies looking for production lines. By spreading out, we’ve ended up with extra capacity. Once again, if you know a company that could use our help, send me a message! I would like to chat about this 😁

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