BRASKEM
New UHMW-PE project planned in USA / Start-up scheduled for 2016
Brazilian resins major Braskem (São Paulo; www.braskem.com.br) has announced plans to build an ultra-high molecular weight PE (UHMW-PE) plant at its site in La Porte, Texas / USA. Construction work is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of this year and is expected to be completed in the first half of 2016. The company did not provide any details on the plant's nameplate capacity.
Braskem said its UHMW-PE, branded “Utec”, has high abrasion resistance and impact strength. The company already produces the resin at its site in Camaçari in Bahia / Brazil and has been supplying it to customers in North America for more than 10 years.
Braskem acquired the La Porte site from Sunoco in 2010 – see Plasteurope.com of 02.02.2010.
Braskem said its UHMW-PE, branded “Utec”, has high abrasion resistance and impact strength. The company already produces the resin at its site in Camaçari in Bahia / Brazil and has been supplying it to customers in North America for more than 10 years.
Braskem acquired the La Porte site from Sunoco in 2010 – see Plasteurope.com of 02.02.2010.
07.07.2014 Plasteurope.com [228653-0]
Published on 07.07.2014
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