20.02.2014 • NewsautomotiveBelgiumIneos

Ineos Expands ENB Plant in Belgium

Through debottlecking, Ineos has increased its capacity for ethylene norbonene (ENB) at Zwijndrecht, Belgium, to 28,000 t/y. The company said the plant is now the largest of its kind in the world.

Hans Casier, CEO of Ineos Oxide said ongoing global growth and demand from new ENB customers, especially producers of ethylene-propylene-diene (EPDM) rubber, requires new capacity. The expansion at the site near Antwerp will provide sufficient output for the next two to three years, he said.

Products are sold to the automotive, white goods and construction industries. With facilities in Antwerp, as well as Cologne, Germany, Lavera France, Plaquemine, Louisiana in the U.S. and Hull in the UK, Ineos Oxide is also a leading producer of ethylene oxide and derivatives. The portfolio also includes propylene oxide and derivatives, in addition to solvents and specialty chemicals.

 

 

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