Ticona Expands North American Compounding Capacity for PBT, PET, LCP, PPS, Acetal and Nylon 6/6 at Shelby and Florence Plants
Kelsterbach/Germany, August 22, 2002 - Ticona, the technical polymers unit of Celanese AG, has expanded its North American compounding capability by adding 20 percent more capacity at its plant in Shelby, NC, and 30 percent more capacity at its plant in Florence, KY.
The compounding facility in Shelby primarily creates glass-filled grades of polymers made at the site - Celanex(R), Riteflex(R), Vandar(R) and Impet(R) thermoplastic polyesters (PBT and PET) and Vectra(R) liquid crystal polymer (LCP) - and compounded grades of Fortron(R) polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) polymer made at Wilmington, NC.
The specialty processing facility in Florence compounds glass, minerals and other additives with the company's polyester, LCP and PPS products, as well as with Celcon(R) acetal copolymer and Celanese(R) nylon 6/6.
In expanding their compounding capabilities, both sites added higher-throughput, higher-capacity twin-screw extruders. The extruder at the Florence facility replaced by the higher-volume machine is being used to provide greater color concentrate production. "The capacity we've added to compound standard and custom grades of nearly all the polymers we manufacture makes us a much more versatile supplier with a more flexible production base," says Dave Postolowski, Ticona Global Operations Director. "The expansion will help us meet the future needs of our customers worldwide while giving us greater manufacturing capability."
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