Chemicals group Stahl has opened a new laboratory in Japan, locating it in the Kanagawa Science Park near Tokyo. By Leatherbiz.

This facility, which covers 500 square-metres, marks “a significant next step” in Japan, the company said. It said it looked forward to using the laboratory “to co-innovate with customers” there.

The senior vice-president for global design at Nissan Motor Corporation, Alfonso Albaisa, was the guest speaker at the opening ceremony and shared what Stahl chief executive, Maarten Heijbroek (pictured), described as “visionary ideas” about the future of car interiors.

“He set an inspiring tone for our journey ahead,” Mr Heijbroek said.