New Nouryon Plant Supports Asia Polymer Demand

The facility will produce two key intermediates, TBHP and TBA, which are essential in the production of polymers and composites. 

Specialty chemicals manufacturer Nouryon starts production at a new manufacturing facility located at its site in Ningbo, China, to meet increasing demand in the Asia region for polymers used in the packaging, paints and coatings and construction end-markets. The facility, which began development in 2020, reportedly has an annual capacity of 35,000 tons and will produce two key intermediates – tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) and tert-butyl alcohol (TBA) – which are essential ingredients in the production of polymers and composites. 

Nouryon’s Ningbo site is comprised of six manufacturing facilities that produce chelating agents, organic peroxides, ethylene amines, cellulose ethers and surfactants. In Asia, Nouryon produces organic peroxides in Ningbo and Tianjin, China; Asa, Japan; and Mahad, India.

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