Bayer invests in new plant
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 51 KB
- Volume
- 2008
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1359-6128
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000 metric tons per year) and monoethylene glycol (550 000 metric tons per year). The products will be mainly for export, with some also sold in the domestic market.
The investment required is estimated at around US$3 billion, with commissioning of the units scheduled within five years.
Dow to expand in Italy
T he Dow Chemical Co has announced plans to expand its facilities at Correggio, Italy, in a move that will position the site as Dow's global research and development centre for polyurethane systems formulation and application technology.
The company also plans to increase production capacity of the Dow Building Solutions plant that manufactures Styrafoam brand insulation products by 30%, and to optimize the site's formulated polyurethane systems manufacturing plant, targeting improvements in productivity and logistics. The expansion of the Correggio facility, which is subject to appropriate government and regulatory approvals, is a US$20 million investment and is scheduled for completion in 2009.
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