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    BASF has inaugurated two new manufacturing plants in Freeport, Texas for polyamide 6 and superabsorbent polymers, replacing existing facilities. BASF is also expanding production of polyisobutene in Antwerp, Belgium and waterborne coatings in Würzburg, Germany. Solvay is constructing a new polytetrafluoroethylene plant in Changshu, China and is considering additional fluoropolymer production. Dow is reconfiguring its North American polyisocyanurate assets, closing two plants and upgrading two others. DSM is increasing capacity for caprolactam and Dyneema bulletproof materials. ExxonMobil is expanding its Rotterdam aromatics plant, increasing

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    BASF has inaugurated two new manufacturing plants in Freeport, Texas for polyamide 6 and superabsorbent polymers, replacing existing facilities. BASF is also expanding production of polyisobutene in Antwerp, Belgium and waterborne coatings in Würzburg, Germany. Solvay is constructing a new polytetrafluoroethylene plant in Changshu, China and is considering additional fluoropolymer production. Dow is reconfiguring its North American polyisocyanurate assets, closing two plants and upgrading two others. DSM is increasing capacity for caprolactam and Dyneema bulletproof materials. ExxonMobil is expanding its Rotterdam aromatics plant, increasing

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    BASF has inaugurated two new manufacturing plants in Freeport, Texas for polyamide 6 and superabsorbent polymers, replacing existing facilities. BASF is also expanding production of polyisobutene in Antwerp, Belgium and waterborne coatings in Würzburg, Germany. Solvay is constructing a new polytetrafluoroethylene plant in Changshu, China and is considering additional fluoropolymer production. Dow is reconfiguring its North American polyisocyanurate assets, closing two plants and upgrading two others. DSM is increasing capacity for caprolactam and Dyneema bulletproof materials. ExxonMobil is expanding its Rotterdam aromatics plant, increasing

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    Market Prospects: November 2007 Pump Industry Analyst

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    MARKET PROSPECTS

    CHEMICALS

    BASF builds production


    capability

    ASF has inaugurated two new


    manufacturing plants at its site
    in Freeport, Texas a production
    line for polyamide 6 and a plant for
    superabsorbent polymers (SAP).
    The polyamide production line replaces a
    facility in Enka, North Carolina. The new
    line has an annual capacity of 120 000 metric tons per year. The new SAP plant has
    a capacity of 180 000 metric tons per year
    and replaces existing facilities in Aberdeen,
    Mississippi and Portsmouth, Virginia.
    BASF will expand its plant for low molecular weight, highly reactive polyisobutene,
    which is marketed under the Glissopal
    trademark, at its site in Antwerp, Belgium.
    BASF will increase its capacity for Glissopal
    in Antwerp by 25 000 tonnes to 100 000
    tonnes per year. The start up of the expanded
    capacity is planned for March 2008.
    BASF Coatings is expanding its production and laboratory capacities for the manufacture of eco-efficient waterborne coatings
    at its Wrzburg site. This is in response
    to growing demand in the European and
    Asian markets, especially from the automotive industry. In Mnster-Hiltrup, BASF
    Coatings is also investing in the construction
    of a new polyurethane reactor to produce resins for the manufacture of waterborne coatings. The combined 29 million investment
    is one of the largest in the companys history.
    The mothballed BASF plant for the
    manufacture of tetrahydrofuran (THF) at the
    Caojing site near Shanghai, China, is ready to
    go back on stream. The plant is now equipped
    with a new production unit enabling the alternative use of butane diol as a raw material for
    THF production in addition to butane.

    Bayer to build worldscale polymer polyols


    plant

    ayer MaterialScience is planning


    to build a world-scale plant for
    the manufacture of polymer-filled
    polyether polyols (PMPO) at its
    Antwerp site in Belgium.
    The 40 million plant will have an annual
    capacity of 60 000 tons and is scheduled

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    for commissioning in late 2008. Bayer


    MaterialScience already manufactures polyether polyols, one of the starting materials
    for polymer polyols, at the Antwerp site.

    Solvay reinforces its


    presence in China

    olvay Solexis, a 100% subsidiary


    of the Solvay Group, has confirmed that its new polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) micronized powder
    plant currently under construction in
    Changshu, China, will be operational
    in the first quarter of 2008.
    Solvay Solexis has also confirmed its intention to further develop its activities on the
    site, where it is considering producing other
    high value added fluorinated polymers.
    The new PTFE plant is located in
    the Jiangsu High-Tech Fluorochemical
    Industrial Park in Changshu, 100 kms west
    of Shanghai. Among the subsequent development projects considered in Changshu,
    Solvay Solexis is planning to build an integrated production plant for the manufacturing of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) for
    coating applications and related monomers.

    Evonik to increase
    alkoxide capacity

    vonik Industries AG will build an


    alkoxide production facility at its
    Mobile, Alabama, site in the USA.
    The plant, designed for a capacity of
    60 000 metric tons, is expected to come on
    stream in early 2009 and will supply customers throughout the NAFTA region. A second
    facility in Brazil is scheduled to start operation in 2010 and will supply the entire South
    American continent.

    and results in the closure of two sites


    (Texarkana, Arkansas and Tracy, California).
    Both facilities produce rigid polyiso foam
    insulation for general insulation applications,
    such as walls and roofing.

    DSM invests in
    capacity increases

    oyal DSM NV has decided to


    invest in capacity expansion and
    modernization of the caprolactam
    plant at the Chemelot Industrial Park
    in Geleen, the Netherlands. This 25
    million investment will allow DSM to
    gradually expand the capacity of the
    plant according to market demands.
    Caprolactam is the key raw material for
    Nylon-6, a highly versatile material that is
    used to make not only textile, carpet and
    technical fibres, but also engineering plastics
    and packaging films. Nylon-6 is found in
    numerous applications ranging from conveyor belts, parachutes and lingerie to automotive air-inlets and packaging for fresh food
    products.
    DSM will also invest to expand Dyneema
    UD (UniDirectional bullet resistant sheet)
    production by 25% in its Greenville, North
    Carolina, USA manufacturing facility.
    The investment is driven by the increasing
    demand for Dyneema UD in the US market
    for personal and especially vehicle security
    and protection against terrorism. Production
    in Greenville has a strong focus on supplying
    the US army and law enforcement agencies.
    The new line is expected to come on stream
    in mid 2008.

    Expansion for
    aromatics plant

    E
    Dow reorganises
    polyisocyanurate
    production

    ow Building Solutions will


    reconfigure its polyisocyanurate
    (polyiso) assets in North America.
    The reconfiguration positions two sites
    (Charleston, Illinois and Pennsauken, New
    Jersey) for growth and technology upgrades;

    xxonMobil Chemical is expanding its Rotterdam Aromatics


    Plant, making this world-scale plant
    ExxonMobils largest paraxylene
    production facility, increasing its
    paraxylene production capacity by
    25% and benzene production capacity by 20%.
    The new unit will employ ExxonMobils
    proprietary PxMax technology to produce
    paraxylene and benzene. The PxMax process
    improves selectivity, generates less waste and
    reduces energy requirements versus existing
    technologies.

    Pump Industry Analyst

    19/11/2007 10:28:16

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