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Degussa Opens Polyether Plant in Hopewell, VA

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Degussa AG, Düsseldorf, Germany, opened a new polyether manu- facturing facility at the company’s Hopewell, VA site. Degussa invested about $30 million on the new plant, which has a production capacity of 14,000 metric tons a year. “Degussa now possesses the full vertical range of manufacturing capabilities for special siloxanes in the NAFTA region and in Europe,” said Professor Hans-Joachim Kollmeier, division head, performance materials. “This will provide sustained strength to the market po...

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