MOSCOW (MRC) -- Milliken & Company, recognized as a worldwide leader of plastic additives and colorants, has unveiled plans to construct a new, state-of-the-art chemical manufacturing plant and knowledge center in Asia, as per the company's press release.
Expected to begin operations in Q1 2021, the facility expands Milliken’s chemical manufacturing footprint to support increasing demand across Asia, including rapidly growing markets in India and China. The company currently operates an applications lab and technical service and sales office in Singapore, and recently celebrated its 20-year presence in the region.
"Milliken’s commitment to our growing markets in Asia is unwavering. With this investment, we hope to expand the positive impact innovative chemical manufacturing can contribute to the region and to the world," said Allen Jacoby, senior vice president of the Plastics Additives business within Milliken’s Chemical division.
The new plant will have the capability to manufacture several integral Milliken plastic additives that bring sustainability and production benefits to the global plastics industry. Primarily, the location will produce the company’s Hyperform family of nucleating agents for polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE); as well as specialty colorants for a broad range of product applications, including home and laundry care, personal care, industrial and institutional cleaners, and polyurethane foams.
The Singapore plant will be staffed with a skilled workforce including research and development chemists, chemical engineers, and technical support.
As MRC wrote before, at this spring’s Hispack 2018 trade fair in Spain, Milliken Chemical showcased containers of NX UltraClear polypropylene made using its Millad NX 8000 clarifier, and highlighted why that material is the preferred solution for packaging.
According to MRC's ScanPlast report, Russia's estimated PE consumption was 1,081,100 tonnes in the first half of 2019, up by 8% year on year. Deliveries of all PE grades increased. Meanwhile, the estimated consumption of PP in the Russian market totalled 694,210 tonnes in January-June 2019, up by 14% year on year. The supply of propylene block copolymers (PP-block) and propylene homopolymers (PP-homo) increased.
Milliken is an innovation company that has been exploring, discovering, and creating ways to enhance people’s lives since 1865. The company creates coatings, specialty chemicals, and advanced additive and colorant technologies that transform the way we experience products from automotive plastics to children's art supplies.
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