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Solutia Breaks Ground at Plant in Ghent, Belgium, for New Manufacturing Line for Saflex Interlayer

28 Mar 2007 - The Saflex(r) unit of Solutia Inc. broke ground for a new manufacturing line at its plant in Ghent, Belgium. This project marks another major step in Solutia's global investment program for its Saflex(r) PVB interlayers.
 
The new Ghent manufacturing line will produce 3.2-meter-wide rolls of Saflex PVB interlayers. These specific interlayers are used primarily to make laminated glass for the growing European architectural market. The new line also will provide Saflex with greater flexibility in how it operates its plants worldwide. The new manufacturing line is being constructed at the Saflex Ghent plant, leveraging existing infrastructure and the plant's 40-plus years of experience in manufacturing Saflex products. In addition, the new line will employ the latest technology, enabling the production process to be highly automated.