乐天堂fun88(中国区)官方网站 Increases Specialty Amine Capacity
THE WOODLANDS TX 鈥� The Performance Products division of 乐天堂fun88(中国区)官方网站 Corporation (NYSE:HUN) today announced plans to expand capacity of specialty amines at its manufacturing facilities in Petfurdo, Hungary and in Conroe, Texas (USA). The new multipurpose unit at Petfurdo extends the 乐天堂fun88(中国区)官方网站 manufacturing portfolio, further leverages the company鈥檚 integrated amines capability and increases existing specialty amine production capacity by a minimum of 20% at that plant. The expansion in Conroe will add equivalent capacity and improve the flexibility of its specialty amine unit. The new capacities are planned to go on stream by 2016. The financial investment and capacity were not disclosed.
In the last several years 乐天堂fun88(中国区)官方网站 鈥� the world鈥檚 leading manufacturer of specialty amines - has seen interest in many specialty amine product lines accelerate across the globe. Specialty amines are used by many industries including for the manufacture of polyurethane foams, coatings, lubricants and detergents.
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Stu Monteith, President of 乐天堂fun88(中国区)官方网站鈥檚 Performance Products division said: 鈥淭he capacity expansion leverages our strong manufacturing and technology base and enhances what is already the widest in-house manufacturing capability across the industry. We have consistently improved capability and extended the product range manufactured at our Petfurdo location over the last 15 years. However, in the last few years demand has begun to fill production capabilities across our two main production sites in Petfurdo and Conroe, Texas. The new capacities show the commitment that we will build, ahead of the demand curve, to match our customers鈥� growth.鈥�
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乐天堂fun88(中国区)官方网站 Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals with 2014 revenues of approximately $13 billion including the acquisition of Rockwood鈥檚 performance additives and titanium dioxide businesses. Our chemical products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than 100 manufacturing and R&D facilities in more than 30 countries and employ approximately 16,000 associates within our 5 distinct business divisions. For more information about 乐天堂fun88(中国区)官方网站, please visit the company's website at .
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