INVISTA to raise nylon 6,6 capabilities to support Asian market
20 Sep '06
2 min read
INVISTA will expand global nylon 6,6 capabilities; leading ADN, HMD, polymer supplier planning enhanced, new production to serve growing needs in Asia.
INVISTA has begun engineering activities to construct a world-scale nylon 6,6 facility in Asia to support the region's growing demand for adiponitrile (ADN), hexamethylene diamine (HMD), and nylon 6,6 polymer. The new facility would deploy INVISTA's proprietary, next generation of butadiene-based ADN technology to expand its low-cost, competitively advantaged position into Asia.
INVISTA is working with key customers and suppliers in China and around the region to finalize site selection. "We are evaluating several sites, but our current preferred option is to build in China, based on the continued growth potential of that market and the needs of Chinese consumers," said Warren Primeaux, INVISTA's vice president of ADN/HMD. Start-up of the facility is expected by 2011.
INVISTA is also expanding and improving its current network of facilities in the United States, Canada, Singapore, and Europe.
In Victoria and Orange, Texas, INVISTA is moving forward with plans to expand its ADN and HMD facilities by approximately 100 KT/yr. These expansions are expected to be completed in 2008. INVISTA also has improvements underway at its intermediate chemical production facilities in Wilton, United Kingdom; and Sakra, Singapore.
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