Oxea completes new plant in Nanjing, China

OXEA has completed its specialty esters plant in Nanjing, China. After a construction period of slightly more than 15 months the new state-of-the-art plant is currently in the commissioning and start-up phase.

The new plant is Oxea’s first production site in Asia. It will complement Oxea’s three existing specialty esters plants in Europe and will boost Oxea’s global production capacity for specialty esters by 40 percent. Specialty esters are used to manufacture a large variety of industrial products for, among others, the automotive, architectural and medical sectors.

"With the start-up of the new plant we will be able to serve our customers in China and the Asia-Pacific region better and will at the same time strengthen Oxea’s leading global market position further,” said Miguel Mantas, Oxea’s Executive Board member and globally responsible for Oxea’s commercial activities. “In view of rising customer demand, it is important to note that here in Nanjing we will have sufficient space and infrastructure to implement further expansions, also for other product lines,” he continued.

The commissioning of the Oxea Nanjing plant brings Oxea a big step closer to achieving our strategic goals, according to Dr. Martina Fl?el, spokesperson for the Executive Board of Oxea.

Dr. Horst Hanke, Vice President Engineering and Infrastructure of Oxea, emphasized that the mechanical completion of the specialty esters plant in Nanjing was a major accomplishment for Oxea. The company has successfully implemented its advanced proprietary technology in the new site. The excellent cooperation between Oxea’s project teams in Germany and China has been the key driver to achieving this milestone for this world-class production plant.