13 August 2014
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Cologne/Gastonia_Specialty chemicals company LANXESS
is expanding its Gastonia, North Carolina, compounding facility
for high-tech plastics by adding a second production line.
The expansion
* represents an investment volume of about USD 15 million and
* will double the existing capacity
from 20,000 to 40,000 metric tons annually.
Construction for the second line is expected to
commence in the second half of 2014
with production scheduled to begin in early 2016.
The LANXESS Gastonia facility produces the high-tech plastics
* Durethan (polyamide) and
* Pocan (polybutylene terephthalate),
which allow automotive engineers to
design lighter-weight plastic components
to replace metal parts in cars,
contributing to fuel efficiency and reduced emissions.
Lanxess Media
Rudolf Eickeler
Spokesperson Financial and Business Media
Phone: +49 221 8885 4483
Fax.: +49 221 8885 5691
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