Ashland expands global Natrosol hydroxyethylcellulose production
Ashland Inc. is responding to strong demand for Natrosol™ hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC) by expanding HEC production across its global network through capacity additions at its facilities in Nanjing, China, and Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands. The new capacity of 7,000 metric tons being added will further reinforce Ashland’s leading position in the market and will enable the company to continue supporting the growing needs of its customers. In addition, Ashland is increasing production of its Natrosol™ Plus hydrophobically modified HEC product line at its Parlin, N.J., plant.
“Ashland is committed to having sufficient manufacturing capacity available to serve our customers,” said John Panichella, president, Ashland Specialty Ingredients. “I am extremely pleased with the success of the Nanjing facility and particularly proud that we anticipated the needs of the market by building a world-class hydroxyethylcellulose plant in Asia to support our customers. We had a very successful Phase 1 start-up of this facility. Now, to help our customers capitalize on future growth opportunities, we are moving forward with Phase II of the project to add additional capacity.”
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