Dr Eva Kriegbaum, Head of Surface Solutions Gernsheim plant, Merck We have increased our production capacities in recent years. We commissioned a second production line for effect pigments based on silicon dioxide in 2021. We are now pushing ahead with digitalisation and automation in our production processes. With the new digital colour measurement, we can serve our customers more reliably with consistent quality. This is possible because we recently merged and networked all process and quality data in one system. However, such an investment of 10 million EUR must also pay off and that ...