RAG Subsidiary Degussa Considers Alkoxides Production in USA to Meet Strong Growth in Biodiesel Market

22-Mar-2007

The RAG subsidiary Degussa is strengthening its commitment to producing alternative energy sources from renewable raw materials. The specialty chemicals company plans to construct a 60,000-metric-ton facility at its North American Mobile, Alabama, site for production of alkoxides, which are used as catalysts in biodiesel production. The investment volume lies in the low two-digit million euro range.

Degussa is currently meeting the increasing demand for biodiesel through its site at Lülsdorf, Germany. "But an additional production facility in North America is desirable in the interests of speed and customer proximity," says Dr. Thomas Haeberle, head of Degussa's Building Blocks Business Unit.

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