As a positive response to customer needs, SABIC has recently launched projects in Asia and the Netherlands to enhance the global capacity of ULTEM and NORYL resins for high-performance thermoplastic engineering plastics. To expand the production capacity of ULTEM resins for polyetherimide materials, SABIC It is planning to expand its production site on the basis of the existing blending production base in Singapore and awaiting the government's final approval.New production equipment planned for construction in Singapore is expected to be completed in the first half of 2021. In addition, the company is located in the Bergen op Zoom Plant in the Netherlands Polyphenylene oxide (PPE) resin production line will also be re-enabled to produce base resin PPE for NORYL resin and oligomer series. The reconstruction is expected to be completed by the end of 2019.
Ernesto Urquiola, executive vice president of Specialty Materials at SABIC, said: "These capacity expansion projects are mainly aimed at meeting the growing demand from customers in the world, especially in Asia.In recent years, short-term production capacity of ULTEM and NORYL resins As SABIC decides to expand its production capacity to support its customers 'business growth, we will continue to focus on strengthening our capabilities to meet customers' needs for capacity at the right time and at the right place 'S needs.
ULTEM resins are currently located in Mt. Vernon, Indiana, USA and Cartagena, Spain, and the proposed Singapore plant will be primarily aimed at Asian customers to reduce delivery through localized production Time, which is particularly important for short-cycle certification applications.After the plant in Singapore is fully operational, the production capacity of ULTEM resins is expected to increase by 50% compared with 2018. "Upon the completion of the Singapore plant, SABIC will be the only manufacturer in the world capable of producing in Asia, the Americas and Europe A petrochemical company with a high-temperature resin will undoubtedly be a significant advantage for our customers, "Occhi said.
The reactivation of the NORYL resin production line at Bergen op Zoom will provide customers another important source of PPE resin production, demonstrating SABIC's commitment to the European market and guaranteeing materials for customers who have a need for European raw material solutions. After op Zoom's production line is commissioned, production capacity is expected to increase by more than 40% from 2017.
In the meantime, SABIC expects that by the end of 2018, SABIC's process improvements to Mt. Vernon and Selkirk in New York will further increase the capacity of NORYL (PPE) resin and ULTEM (PEI) resin to meet customers' increasing needs Growing demand and accelerating product delivery cycles.