Eastman Chemical Co. recently announced it is increasing the capacity of its Regalite™ hydrogenated hydrocarbon resins. A joint venture with Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical Co. will reportedly add a world-scale manufacturing plant in Nanjing, China.
The new facility will be equally owned between the two companies and will produce 50,000 metric tons of Regalite resins upon completion. The facility is expected be online by the end of 2014 and will reportedly increase Eastman’s total capacity for hydrogenated hydrocarbon resins by 50%.