Lyondell To
Increase Propylene
Glycol Ether Capacity
Lyondell Chemical Company has made plans to increase its annual propylene glycol ether (PGE) capacity by 50,000 metric tons by the beginning of 2007.
With this additional PGE capacity, Lyondell will continue to meet the future needs of its global customers, especially those in Asia, where the region is seeing a major increase in PGE usage in the electronics sector.
This announced capacity increase is the result of a long-term agreement with Shiny Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd. for the contract manufacturing of Arcosolv PGEs. Shiny Chemicals will build and operate a PGE plant in Tainan, Taiwan, based on Lyondell’s technology. Through the agreement, Shiny Chemicals will manufacture PGEs and Lyondell will market and sell the products.