Arkema trebles its polyamide production capacities in China
This capacity increase covers products from the Rilsan® (biosourced polyamide 11) and Rilsamid® (polyamide 12) families, and will entail the construction of a new production line with a polymerization capacity of 6,000 metric tons. The plant will start producing in the first half of 2012, reaching full capacity by summer 2013.
“The capacity increase of our Changshu site illustrates our long-term commitment to our customers in the Chinese and Asian markets. It will help boost our leading position in the high performance polyamide markets, while also providing our customers with local service from our competitive platform in Changshu”, indicates Frédéric Marot-Achillas, Managing Director Technical Polymers Business Unit.
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