Fortron Industries LLC's (a joint venture of Ticona Engineering Polymers and Kureha Corp) polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) plant in Wilmington, has embarked upon a US$65 million expansion to double capacity to 15,000 metric tpa. The expansion is scheduled for completion in Q3-2007. The expanded plant will be the world's largest PPS facility and will address bringing the supply of this high-performance polymer into balance with the growing global demand for it in the electrical, electronics, automotive, aerospace, filtration and other industrial and consumer industries.
24-Aug-06 
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