De Nora strengthens its presence in North America

Milan, April 17, 2025 – Industrie De Nora, an Italian multinational company specializing in electrochemistry and a leader in sustainable technologies and the green hydrogen industry, opened a new center in America, the Innovation Center, intended to be De Nora's cradle of technological innovation in the US.

Inaugurated yesterday in the presence of De Nora Tech’s Managing Director, Michael Carroll, and local authorities, the new center marks another significant investment in the country and confirms America’s strategic relevance in the Group's international expansion plan. The Innovation Center further enhances De Nora's innovation activities, which have always been at the forefront and a driver for its growth. Responding to its American customers' needs for enhanced solutions, it is the latest addition to the other five research centers already active in Italy, the United States, and Japan.

The new facility will focus on developing products and technologies and boost the manufacturing capabilities of DSA® electrodes serving the Chlor-Alkali industry and of gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs) for innovative processes. Additionally, it will enable the development of core technologies for fuel cells and water electrolysis, as well as a wide range of new technologies, such as CO2 conversion and specialty chemical production. The center, which will initially cover an area of more than 10,000 square feet, is directly connected to the production plant located in Mentor, Ohio, and already has a plan for its further expansion. It will have a production capacity of up to 18,000 m2/year of GDE and 30,000 m2/year of DSA® electrodes.

De Nora’s CEO Paolo Dellachà commented: “Through our dedication and commitment to innovating and investing in advanced technologies, we can meet all the requests for highly efficient solutions from our customers and partners. I am proud to support and celebrate the opening of the Innovation Center at the De Nora Tech Mentor, Ohio facility. The Innovation Center aims to consolidate the excellence of our products and further advance them in the energy and chemical sectors, thus strengthening our leadership position, based on our ability to support our partners and customers locally, regionally, and globally. Establishing this facility in North America, along with other expansions throughout the De Nora network, aligns with our strategy of being a global leader in electrochemical processes and expanding our technological solutions for all the served industries and the energy transition.”

Michael Carroll, Managing Director of De Nora Tech, LLC, added, “This new state-of-the-art facility is designed to be the cornerstone of our Research and Development activities in North America, in synergy with our U.S. plants in Mentor, Ohio, to which it is directly connected. Our scale-up facility will enhance our broad portfolio of coatings and electrodes, serving the chemical and the water treatment industries, in addition to manufacturing electrodes for alkaline water electrolysis (AWE), gas diffusion electrodes (GDE) for fuel cells and CO2 conversion, and other advanced solutions aimed at decarbonizing the served industrial processes within our portfolio.”