21 September 2016
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The Fire Retardant Additives (FRA) business unit,
part of the Huber Engineered Materials division of
J.M. Huber Corporation (Huber),
announces a 10% capacity expansion of
fine precipitated alumina trihydrate production
at its newly acquired Martinswerk Plant
in Bergheim, Germany.
The additional capacity is projected for completion
by the third quarter of 2017.
This addition
follows a 20% capacity expansion
in precipitated alumina trihydrate just completed
at Huber’s Bauxite, Arkansas facility
in the United States.
The investment by Huber in additional capacity
in Bergheim commences only seven months
after the February acquisition of
including the joint venture interest in
Magnifin Magnesiaprodukte GmbH & Co KG.
Jerry Bertram,
Vice President and General Manager
of Huber’s FRA business unit
“This investment is the first
in a series of expansions planned for Bergheim
as we begin implementing our longer term strategy
for the business,”
Martin Schulting,
Managing Director
of Huber’s FRA European operations
“The capacity expansion is part of our
ongoing global growth plan
and underlines Huber’s commitment to
the non-halogenated fine precipitated
fire retardant market
and enables us to meet increasing demand
from our valued customers,”
Huber is a global leader in the production of
* fine precipitated alumina trihydrate and
* magnesium hydroxide,
both non-halogenated fire retardants.
Its FRA business unit has four manufacturing sites
in North America and two in Europe.
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