Huntsman announces new TPU investment
Additional production line at Osnabrück, Germany
Huntsman Corporation announced it will expand capacity at its Osnabrück, Germany TPU facility by investing in a new line to produce specialist high performance TPU grades. The new line is expected to come on stream during the second half of 2008. Capacities and financial details were not disclosed.
Huntsman TPUs, made at Osnabrück and at Ringwood, Illinois (USA) and sold under the IROGRAN®, IRODUR®, IROSTIC®, IROCOAT®, KRYSTALFLEX® and KRYSTALGUARD® TPU trade names, are injected or extruded to produce a wide range of products such as footwear, wire and cable encapsulations, hose, tubing, films and sheet. They are also used to produce coated and laminated textiles, protective/functional coatings and adhesives.
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