2 June 2015
ABOUT CELANESE VINYL ACETATE/ETHYLENE (VAE) EMULSION
Celanese emulsion polymers
is a global leader in vinyl acetate/ethylene (VAE) emulsions.
We manufacture these high-performance emulsions
in all three major regions of the world
at our facilities throughout North America, Europe and Asia.
More importantly, our employees are experts in
polymerization, process technology, manufacturing
and application technology.
VAE emulsions are utilized globally
in a wide variety of industrial and consumer applications, including:
- paints and coatings
- water-based adhesives for woodworking and paper packaging
- non-wovens (engineered fabrics)
- paper saturations/specialties
- paper and paperboard coatings
- carpet-backings
- apparel and textile finishing processes
- redispersible powders
- waterproofing coatings
- building and construction products
- glass-fiber sizings and secondary binder technology
DETAILS
announced today it was awarded
an engineering, procurement and construction management
EPCM) contract from
for the construction of
a vinyl acetate ethylene (VAE) emulsions production plant
at
Under the terms of the contract, Jacobs is responsible for
the detailed engineering and design of the project;
plus procurement of major equipment and
management of construction services.
Construction is expected to begin by mid-2015, and
the unit is expected to begin production by second half of 2016.
With a VAE plant in
to better serve customers throughout the
primarily in the higher-end applications of
architectural coatings, building and construction,
carpets, and paper industries.
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