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Materials News
Momentive expands PU additives capacity
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S-based silicone and materials supplier Momentive Performance Materials has made some strategic investments in its manufacturing operations in China, India, Brazil and Belgium for urethane additives, such as surfactants, catalysts and process modifiers, which are critical components in PU foam production.In China, it completed the expansion that enables increased urethane additive finished goods capacity at the Nantong plant facility. Momentive is now also producing key intermediates in Nantong, which will enable the use of local raw materials. In India, it has phased in urethane additive production at the newly expanded facility for manufacturing and application development in Chennai.
In Brazil, it has upgraded the manufacturing facility to enable production of urethane additive finished goods, supported by a state-of-the-art application development center, to complement existing production facilities in Itatiba, while in Belgium it has added capacity through improved processes at the Antwerp facility, with a resultant 20% increase in production.
Over the past 50 years, Momentive has introduced a steady stream of new products that have helped revolutionise polyurethane foam production. These market firsts include the development of the first non-hydrolyzable silicone surfactant, the first flame retardant (FR) surfactant and the first high resilience silicone surfactant.