DuPont announces US$30 mln expansion at Sorona plant at Kinston

30-Oct-14

DuPont’s Sorona plant at Kinston is undergoing a US$30 mln expansion. The Kinston plant is the largest manufacturer of Sorona. “Our expansion is due to the strong demand for our renewable Sorona polymer,” said William Feehery, president of DuPont Industrial Biosciences. “Sorona is the cornerstone of our biomaterials business — a product with superior performance in terms of softness and stain resistance. The equipment (for the facility) will be brought in, and the equipment is made somewhere else, because it’s specialized for just DuPont. Some of it comes from overseas, and some of it is made in North America.”