MOSCOW (MRC) -- Celanese Corporation, a global technology and specialty materials company, has announced its Nanjing, China plant has expanded its EVA (vinyl acetate/ethylene) emulsions product portfolio with the addition of Celvolit 149HV using technical reinforcement developed by the Celanese Shanghai Commercial & Technology Center, as per the company's press release.
The product has been available and ready for sale since January of this year.
"With the addition of newly developed Celvolit 149HV, Celanese leverages its technical capabilities to create differentiated solutions for our customers in Asia, and we are positioned to deliver greater value to our customers in adhesive applications," said Tom Scheetz, vice president, Vinyl Chain for Celanese.
Celvolit 149HV, which is available for most general adhesive applications, offers differentiated solutions to customers with a wide variety of features, including: high viscosity responding with plasticizer and toluene; formaldehyde free;
excellent heat resistance and adhesion performance.
As MRC reported earlier, Celanese Corporation has announced that it has increase the price of vinyl acetate-based emulsions sold in Asia. EVA emulsions increased by Yuan 200/MT for China and USD25/MT for the rest of Asia effective March 10, 2016, or as contracts allow. This price increase affects all applications including, but not limited to, adhesives, paints and coatings, waterproofing, building and construction, glass fiber, carpet and paper.
Celanese Corporation is a global technology leader in the production of differentiated chemistry solutions and specialty materials used in most major industries and consumer applications. Based in Dallas, Celanese employs approximately 7,000 employees worldwide and had 2015 net sales of USD5.7 billion.
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