Hexion opens specialty epoxy resin plant in Germany

09 April 2010 15:52  [Source: ICIS news]

TORONTO (ICIS news)--Hexion has officially opened a new specialty epoxy resin production plant at Esslingen near Stuttgart, Germany, in order to serve the wind power industry, the US-based specialty chemicals major said on Friday.

The 10,000 square metre plant would produce specialty epoxy resins and bonding pastes used in making large-dimension composite wind turbine blades for the wind energy market, Hexion said.

“Wind energy is becoming increasingly important as an environmentally suitable alternative for a portion of the world’s energy needs,” said Johannes Meunier, Hexion’s business director for wind energy composites.

“Advanced materials such as our specialty epoxy resin systems are a critically important component that enables these wind turbines to operate effectively and safely,” he added.

Hexion said the facility would also produce specialty epoxy resins used in composites for marine, automotive, mass transit and other applications.

The plant, announced in March 2009, was replacing a smaller Hexion facility, also near Stuttgart, it added.

Financial or capacity details were not disclosed.

A number of chemical producers, including Dow Chemical, have targeted the wind power sector as an important growth market for their epoxy resins.

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