Ticona locates new thermoplastic plant in Nanjing

15 February 2007 16:50  [Source: ICIS news]

LONDON (ICIS news)--Ticona has selected parent company Celanese’s integrated complex in Nanjing, China, to build its proposed GUR ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene plant, the firm said on Thursday.

 

The 20,000 tonne/year facility will increase Ticona’s global capacity for the product to 90,000 tonne/year and is due to go onstream at the end of 2008.

 

“Locating Ticona’s GUR plant at this integrated complex will expand our substantial position in Asia,” said president of Ticona and Celanese executive vice president Lyndon Cole

 

“As a region of tremendous economic growth, Asia offers our customers rapid expansion opportunities, and we intend to be able to deliver our products to them through our established and growing presence in the region,” he added.

 

Celanese is currently developing its fully integrated acetyls complex at the Nanjing Industrial Park site consisting of a 600,000 tonne/year acetic acid facility, a 300,000 tonne/year vinyl acetate monomer plant and a 100,000 tonne/year acetic anhydride unit.

By: Mark Watts
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