Dallas-based chemical company Celanese Corp. recently celebrated the opening of its 10th global polymer emulsions facility, located in a new integrated chemical complex in Nanjing, China. The complex will provide customers with environmentally friendly, high-performance latex emulsions for the nonwovens, glass fiber, adhesives and architectural coatings markets. Guests invited to the opening took part in a tour of the facility.

The complex’s acetic acid plant commenced production in June. Emulsions production is expected to begin by the end of this year. The remaining plants in the complex will begin production throughout 2008.

“China and the entire Asian region remain an integral part of our strategic growth plans for Celanese and the emulsions business,” said Doug Madden, president, acetate, emulsions, PVOH and AT plastics, Celanese. “Our investment in this state-of-the-art emulsions facility as well as our new technology center in Shanghai, to be completed next year, demonstrate our commitment to supplying high-performance polymers to this growing marketplace.”

The laboratory in Shanghai will offer industry expertise to customers in the nonwovens, glass fibers, coatings and adhesives fields.

October 9, 2007