exxonmobil expands plasticizer production
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Plastics Additives & Compounding July/August 2004
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Akcros and Chemson form stabilizer allianceAkcros Chemicals andChemson AG have formed analliance in the area of solidstabilizers for the flexiblePVC market. The companiessay that the alliance will seeChemson take over themanufacturing of Akcros'solid stabilizer production,while Akcros will takeresponsibility for sales andmarketing of the productrange in the areas of flexiblePVC. The agreement does
not cover PVC cables. Bothcompanies will jointlydevelop new products for themarket.Explaining the newdevelopments, productmanager PVC Additives -Akcros Richard Simpson says:"Akcros brings its strongpresence and technicalunderstanding of the flexiblePVC market and Chemsonbrings its core technology ofheavy metal-free solid
stabilizers along with state-of-the-art manufacturingfacilities. This will give allparties involved access to newtechnology and widerexperiences, which can onlybe of benefit to ourcustomers."Chemson's executive directorof sales Stephan Hilbertadded that the strengths ofthe companies make a perfectfit. He believes thatChemson's global
manufacturing presence andexperience of formulatingsolid stabilizer one-packscombines well with Akcros'success in the liquid mixed-metals market.
Contact:Akcros ChemicalsE-mail: [email protected] AGE-mail: [email protected]
Albemarle strikes Chinese allianceLeading flame retardantmanufacturer AlbemarleCorporation and ChinaAntimony Chemicals Co., Ltd.,a subsidiary of ChinaMinmetals Nonferrous MetalsCo., Ltd. (Minmetals), haveformed a strategic alliance tomarket antimony trioxide in theUnited States.Under the alliance, Albemarlewill use its existing sales
channels to sellBRIGHTSUN™ antimonytrioxide produced byMinmetals' ISO9001 certifiedmanufacturing facility inNanning, Guangxi, China.Minmetals is one of the leadingproducers of antimony trioxidein the world.Albemarle adds that antimonytrioxide is a highly effectiveflame retardant synergist used
with bromine-based flameretardants such as Albemarle'sSAYTEX® flame retardants,other halogen-based flameretardants and halogen-containing resins. Antimonytrioxide is also used as apolymer catalyst for theproduction of polyesters."The strategic alliance is aperfect fit for both Albemarle'sand Minmetals' current
businesses," says AlbemarleFlame Retardants DivisionVice President Luc VanMuylem. "It will bring morevalue to both companies'customers."Contact:Albemarle CorporationWebsite: www.saytex.comMinmetalsWebsite:www.antimonytrioxide.com .
ExxonMobil expands plasticizer productionExxonMobil Chemical hasexpanded its plasticizer andoxo alcohol plants inAsia/Pacific. The companysays that in Panyu, SouthChina, capacity at theplasticizer plant has beenexpanded to 90,000 tons peryear of di-isononyl phthalate(DINP). Capacity at
ExxonMobil Chemical's oxoalcohol plant, located onJurong Island in Singapore,has increased to 180,000 tonsper year of iso-nonyl alcohol.Both facilities have benefitedfrom a series of operationalimprovements that havefurther increased efficiencyand expanded capacity.
Jin-Cher Tan, Intermediatescommercial manager, AsiaPacific, ExxonMobilChemical says: "This initiativewill provide greater operatingefficiencies to help us bettermeet customers' growingdemand for C9 alcohol andplasticizers in the region."Oxo alcohol is a feedstock for
the manufacture of plasticizers.End applications for theplasticizers include floor andwall coverings, wire and cableinsulation, automotive andhealthcare.Contact:ExxonMobil ChemicalWebsite:www.exxonmobilchemical.com