Degussa to build China sulphur-functional silanes plant

21 November 2005 16:53  [Source: ICIS news]

LONDON (ICIS news)--Germany’s Degussa said Monday it has signed an agreement with Rizhao Lanxing Chemical Industry Co of China to build a sulphur-functional silanes plant.

Degussa will own a 50% stake in the joint venture, Lanxing 40% and an unnamed financial investor the remaining 10% which will operate as Degussa Lanxing (Rizhao) Chemical Industrial Co once all relevant approvals have been received.

It said the agreement follows a memorandum of understanding signed by the two companies in July. The company declined to reveal the size or cost of the project and said details of the project’s timing were not immediately available.

The plant will produce sulphur-functional silanes for rubber applications, in liquid form and as a blend with carbon black, in Lanshan-Rizhao, Shandong province. Sulphur-functional silanes were used to manufacture rubber components for tyres, sports shoes and technical rubber products.

“By building a production plant in Asia we are supplementing our production facilities in Europe and the US and further expanding our position as world market leader,” Robert Wissner, head of Degussa’s advanced fillers & pigments business unit, said.

Degussa said a rise in the production of tyres and other rubber products was boosting Chinese demand for rubber silanes. 

By: Anna Jagger
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