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April 2012

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Greening the automotive sector

COMPANY NEWS

European firms commit to Asian expansions

Malaysian petrochemical hub in the making

ExxonMobil increases supply to Asia Pacific

Huntsman goes to East Europe

Dow on track with projects in the US

On track with butanol

MATERIALS NEWS

Songwon bolsters OPS capacity

Silver additive for products

ECH facility up in Thailand

Updates to nonwovens by Dow and Conductive

Water-based adhesive for acrylic resins

Chinese plant for TPEs

BMS innovates green process for foams

Film for MAPs with improved gas barrier

MACHINERY NEWS

German firms expand capacities

Scientex in the running as largest CPE film maker

EXHIBITION NEWS

US market on the upturn

Chinaplas hits visitor mark

INJECTION MOULDING ASIA

Machine manufacturers go for large

Nylon in short supply for auto makers

Fastest closure machine in the world

Mold-Masters expands to Latin America

MuCell lightweighting technology bags award

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ECH facility up in Thailand

inythai, a subsidiary of Solvay, has commissioned its 100,000 tonnes/year epichlorohydrin (ECH) plant in Map Ta Phut. It uses refined glycerin for feedstock via Solvay's Epicerol technology.

For every 1 tonne ECH produced using the Epicerol, 1.1 tonnes of refined glycerin is used as feedstock and added with hydrogen chloride.

An essential feedstock for the production of epoxy resin, ECH is increasingly being used in applications such as corrosion protection coating, electronics, automotive or aerospace markets. Solvay is also planning to build another glycerin-to-ECH plant in Taixing, Jiangsu, China, with a capacity of 100,000 tonnes/year by 2014.