Kuraray to expand EVOH capacity at Pasadena, TX

摘要

Kuraray (Tokyo) plans to boost ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) resin capacity at its wholly owned Pasadena, TX, site. The facility, operated by Kuraray America, a wholly owned subsidiary, is the largest producer of EVOH within Kura-ray's worldwide system. Kuraray will add 11,000 m.t./year of EVOH capacity by mid-2018, raising the Pasadena site's total to 58,000 m.t./year. The company uses ethylene and vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) feedstocks. The total cost of the expansion is ￥8 billion ($73.5 million).