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DuPont Starts Production of Resins Facility in China. Local Supply Accelerates DuPont Growth in Key Emerging Market
Materials , Plastic ≫ Resin 09/01 2010 09:29
BEIJING, Aug. 30, 2010 – DuPont today announced that production for Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) resins has begun at its joint venture, Beijing Hua Mei Polymer Company Limited, in Beijing. The facility is DuPont¡Çs first operation to make EVA in China.
¡ÈWith local production, we have strengthened DuPont¡Çs position in the world¡Çs fastest growing EVA market and can better support our customers as they grow and expand to specialty products for high-value applications,¡É said William J. Harvey, president – DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers. ¡ÈDuPont is committed to growing in China and other key emerging markets around the world and to using our science-based innovations to meet the evolving needs of our customers.¡É
The EVA products will be marketed by DuPont under the trademark of Elvax®. The new facility follows the same global standard operating procedures and quality control processes as the products manufactured in other DuPont locations to ensure products meet the same high quality and performance specifications.
The joint venture will supply a broad range of high-quality specialty EVA products and will serve market segments such as packaging, adhesives, wire and cable, footwear, renewable energy and electronics.
DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers is a world-class manufacturer of high-performance resins and films for a variety of packaging and industrial applications. Its best known ethylene copolymer products include DuPont™ Surlyn® resins for packaging and industrial applications, Bynel® coextrudable adhesives, Selar® PA amorphous polyamide barrier resins, Nucrel® acid copolymers, Elvax® EVA copolymers, Elvaloy®, Elvaloy® AC, Entira™ and Fusabond® modifiers, and Vamac® ethylene acrylic elastomers.
DuPont (http://www.dupont.com/) is a science-based products and services company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 90 countries and regions, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food; building and construction; communications; and transportation.
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