Kraton Formosa Planning Expansion Of Their JV HSBC Facility in Taiwan

摘要

Mailiao— Kraton and Formosa Petrochemical have approved an expansion project for their joint venture hydrogenated sty-re nic block copolymer(HSBC)manufacturing plant in Mailiao,Taiwan.The parties plan to expand capacity of the existing 30,000-t/y HSBC plant by 30%.Start-up is scheduled for the third quarter of 2024.With the expansion,Kraton will be able to offer its full range of SEBS(styrene ethylene butylene styrene)and SEPS(styrene ethylene propylene styrene)products,both in crumb and pellet form,using its latest state-of-the-art technology to customers in Asia from a regional base.