Coatex, a subsidiary of Arkema Group, has affirmed its ambition to develop its business in Asia with a new plant to start up mid 2011 and a technical service application laboratory launch early 2011. To attain its objective, Coatex is making solid inroads in all Asian markets with its local partners in domains such as paper coating, paints and coatings, construction and mineral processing.
Coatex will also open mid 2011 its new plant in Changshu, China. This will increase its worldwide production capacity by 80 kilotons per year of rheology modifiers. A new application laboratory will also open on the same site in the beginning of 2011.

By this new milestone in China, Coatex is paving the way for a stronger and a long lasting presence in Asia. Coatex designs and produces rheology additives for aqueous formulations and waterborne processes. These high-performance environmentally friendly additives are used all around the world in a wide variety of applications, such as paints and coatings, paper coating, minerals processing, detergency, concrete, gypsum, ceramics and water treatment.