Solvay announces project to build large-scale alkoxylation facility in Singapore

摘要

Solvay has announced that it will build a large-scale alkoxylation facility in Singapore. It is expected to start operations by 2015 and will serve the fast-growing Asian market in home & personal care, coatings, industrial, agrochemicals and oil and gas. The facility will be connected to Shell's new High Purity Ethylene Oxide (HPEO) unit located in the world-class, integrated petrochemical hub of Jurong Island [see also, Focus on Surfactants, Mar 2011]. Through the alkoxylation process, key monomers are produced that serve downstream surfactants development and manufacturing.