29 October 2014
ABOUT DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS
DETAILS
today announces that its new polymerization plant
will be built in Augusta, GA.
The investment was accounted earlier this year and
now a location has been confirmed.
The plant, which will become part of
DSM’s Engineering Plastics business group,
will manufacture
high viscous Akulon® polyamide 6 polymer
for film grades used in flexible food packaging
and other segments.
The new plant will be built next to
DSM Engineering Plastics’ existing world class facility
in Augusta, GA that currently manufactures
medium viscous grades of
Akulon and Novamid® polyamide 6 polymers for a
wide variety of components used
in the electrical & electronics, automotive, and
consumer goods industries.
Construction of the plant is scheduled to start in Q1 2015
with completion targeted for mid-2016.
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