Material manufacturer DSM headquartered in the Netherlands has announced the inauguration of its new polymer plant in Jiangyin, China. The plant produces high viscosity grades of Akulon polyamide 6 (PA6) aimed at the fast growing high end food packaging market in Asia.
The company says this is its first Akulon PA6 polymerization plant in China and significantly supports the increasing demand for polyamide 6 in the region, and also contributes to the development of the fast growing food packaging industry in China and Asia−Pacific.
DSM also says that China is very important in its strategy Vision 2010, as it is one of the key growth countries where significant investments are being made and in 2007 DSM raised its sales target for China in 2010 from US$1bn to US$1.5bn.
The new plant uses the latest technology and is equipped with best−in−class safety, health and environment compliance systems. The facility design allows for additional capacity expansion to accommodate further growth in demand in the future. This new polymer facility makes DSM the only company to produce the entire PA6 chain, including caprolactam, polymer and compounded products in China.
Roelof Westerbeek, president of DSM Engineering Plastics Asia Pacific says, “This polymerization plant shows our commitment to China. It brings global technology to the country and offers service levels in China that are expected by our customers. This plant reaffirms our strong confidence in China and it helps achieve DSM’s ambitious growth targets in this country.”
Akulon Polyamide 6 is a thermoplastic with outstanding mechanical properties over a wide temperature range used in various every day applications such as automotive, luggage, sports, electronics, packaging films, lighting and furniture.
