INVISTA gains EIA approval for Shanghai plant

INVISTA  has received Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)approval from the Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau for a 215,000-tonne per year hexamethylene diamine (HMD) plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industrial Park. INVISTA has fully authorised construction of the plant and expects to commence production in 2015. This marks a significant milestone for INVISTA’s planned investments to create an integrated nylon 6,6 intermediates and polymer asset in the region. When production comes on line, INVISTA’s global HMD enterprise will be well-positioned to serve the rapidly growing Asia Pacific markets for a variety of nylon 6,6 applications, as well as high performance polyurethanes. The new plant will be the most energy efficient HMD facility in the world. The company is also working on the next phases of its China investments in nylon 6,6, including facilities to produce ADN using its proprietary technology, nylon 6,6 polymer, and engineering polymer compounds.  Given  INVISTA’s strong  commitment  to  the Asia market, the company has invested more than $100 million in various projects in the region in the past 12 months, including a new Easy Set LYCRA? fibre production line in Tuas, Singapore, the expansion of its nylon 6,6 airbag fibre facility and opening of its China Textile Research  Center  in  the  Qingpu District of Shanghai.

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