Wacker Chemie Expands U.S. VAE Dispersions Capacity
Wacker Chemie AG recently announced it is expanding its existing vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer (VAE) dispersions production facilities in the U.S. The Munich-based chemical company will add a new reactor with an annual capacity of 85,000 metric tons at its Calvert City, Ky., site, investing an amount of around €50 million (~ $53 million) in the site’s capacity and infrastructure.
This reportedly makes the complex the largest of its kind in the Americas. The new reactor is scheduled to come on stream by mid-2015.