Segetis, Inc., a biobased chemicals innovator, announced that construction is underway on expanded production capacity for the manufacture of the company’s solvent and non-phthalate plasticizer products. Scheduled for completion by summer 2011 and located at a contract manufacturing partner in the Upper Midwest, the new facility will be capable of producing several million pounds of Segetis product. Powered by its Javelin Technology, Segetis solvents and plasticizers deliver performance attributes that have generated strong market interest in several application areas, the company said. The investment in this production scale up follows notification that five Segetis products have successfully cleared registration with the U.S. EPA and are eligible for U.S. TSCA listing. Of the five products, Segetis has commenced commercial manufacture of three biodegradable products, which are now listed on the U.S. TSCA inventory.