17 December 2014
EASTMAN ESTER ALCOHOL PRODUCT DATA SHEET
EASTMAN ESTER ALCOHOL APPLICATIONS
DETAILS
today announced a planned increase in its
Eastman ester alcohol manufacturing capacity
in Longview, Texas.
The plant expansion is
* expected to be complete in the second half of 2016 and
* will increase capacity by more than 20 percent.
In addition to
* its largest ester alcohol site in Longview,
Eastman also manufactures the product
* at its Jurong Island, Singapore site and
* Zibo, China joint venture.
Lucian Boldea,
Vice president and general manager of
Eastman’s Additives & Functional Products segment.
“This expansion at our largest and
fully integrated site positions Eastman
to meet the needs of coalescent customers
around the world,”
“This investment further solidifies
Eastman’s leading position in
the architectural coatings market.”
For over 50 years, Eastman ester alcohol
has delivered ease-of-use and efficiency benefit
lowers the risk of formulation failure and
delivers consistent quality to
both interior and exterior paints.
a coalescent used in latex paints found
in the building and construction market.
Eastman coalescents enable maximum film formation
by softening latex particles and allowing them to
fuse into a tough, continuous film,
improving overall paint performance.
Common coalescents include
ester alcohols, esters, and glycol ethers.
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