Released on 07/12/12
Nippon Shokubai Co Ltd announces that NA Industries Inc (NAII), a subsidiary in the USA, re-started an operation of its old superabsorbent polymer (SAP) plant in order to supplement the production quantity. The restarted plant at at Chattanooga, TN, USA, will operate at a capacity of 40,000 tonnes/y from Dec 2012 to Dec 2013. The plant was previously closed as NAII built a new SAP plant with a production capacity of 60,000 tonnes/y using the latest technology next to the acrylic acid plant of American Acryl, a 50-50 jv company owned by NAII and Arkema Inc at Houston, TX, USA. The new plant started commercial operation since Jun 2012 in order to enhance its competitiveness of SAP.
Source Nippon Shokubai company Reports
Nippon Shokubai Co Ltd announces that NA Industries Inc (NAII), a subsidiary in the USA, re-started an operation of its old superabsorbent polymer (SAP) plant in order to supplement the production quantity. The restarted plant at at Chattanooga, TN, USA, will operate at a capacity of 40,000 tonnes/y from Dec 2012 to Dec 2013. The plant was previously closed as NAII built a new SAP plant with a production capacity of 60,000 tonnes/y using the latest technology next to the acrylic acid plant of American Acryl, a 50-50 jv company owned by NAII and Arkema Inc at Houston, TX, USA. The new plant started commercial operation since Jun 2012 in order to enhance its competitiveness of SAP.
Source Nippon Shokubai company Reports