11 May 2016
DETAILS
today announces that it will boost
the ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer
(EVOH resin; Kuraray trademark: EVAL)
production capacity of Kuraray America, Inc.,
an indirectly wholly owned Kuraray subsidiary
located in the U.S. state of Texas
Location : EVOH Plant of Kuraray America, Inc.
(Pasadena, Texas, U.S.A.)
Schedule : Expanded facilities to start operations
in mid-2018
Capacity increase: 11,000 tons/year
EVOH resins boasts superior gas barrier properties.
Thanks to this feature,
EVOH resins demand continues to grow, particularly for
* food packaging applications that
offer better food preservation and for
* automobile fuel tanks that
effectively prevent hydrocarbon emissions.
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