Clariant announced it will build an ethoxylation plant in Dayabay, situated south of Guangzhou. The plant will be operational in early 2011 and will enable Clariant to meet increasing demand from the Chinese and wider Asian markets.
The 80,000 square meter plant will have a capacity close to 50,000 tons per annum. It will be staffed by locally hired highly skilled teams, which will include senior technical roles. The state-of-the-art plant will use the very latest automation and environmental management technology.
The construction of this new facility is part of a $100 million investment program in China, which Clariant has been committed to over the last 18 months. This program includes a plant in Hangzhou for Quinacridone specialty organic pigments, a state-of-the-art phosphorus pentoxide plant in Kunming, as well as a new Masterbatches plant and Archroma Center for textiles in Guangzhou.
The new plant will primarily serve domestic customers for a broad range of applications which include crop protection, construction, industrial & home care, metal working, textile and paper. The plant will also supply important export markets across Asia.