Invista Looks To Expand Nylon 6,6 Production Worldwide
In response to increasing demand in Asia for adiponitrile (ADN), hexamethylene diamine (HMD) and nylon 6,6 polymer, Invista, Wichita, Kan., has begun engineering activities as it prepares to build an Asia-based nylon 6,6 facility that will utilize its proprietary butadiene-based ADN technology. The new technology will enhance the companys competitive, low-cost position in that region, Invista reports.
Invista's Wichita, Kan., headquarters
The company has not finalized a location for the facility which is expected to start up by 2011 and is consulting key customers and suppliers in the region. We are evaluating several sites, but our current preferred option is to build in China, based on the continued growth potential of that market and the needs of Chinese customers, said Warren Primeaux, vice president, ADN/HMD.
In addition, Invistas ADN and HMD facilities in Victoria and Orange, Texas, are in the process of expanding capacity by 100 kilotons per year, with completion expected by 2008. Those expansions along with improvements underway at intermediate chemical production facilities in Wilton, England, and Sakra, Singapore are part of an effort to improve and add to the companys existing network of facilities in the United States, Canada, Singapore and Europe.
November 21, 2006
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