INVISTA, a global producer of chemical intermediates, polymers, and fibers, has announced plans for additional capacity improvements at its Terate and TERRIN polyols manufacturing facility in the Netherlands. The upgrades are in response to the growing demand for these products in Europe. Terate polyols are used in the production of polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams, while TERRIN polyols are cost-effective and contain recycled content. INVISTA also produces these polyols at its facility in North Carolina, USA. INVISTA is a leading producer of chemical products and operates in over 20 countries worldwide.
WILMINGTON, Del. - Additional capacity improvements are scheduled to take place in 2017 for INVISTA’s Terate® and TERRIN™ polyols manufacturing facility in Vlissingen, the Netherlands. Building on the success of the 2016 capacity and efficiency investments, further capacity upgrades will allow INVISTA to meet the growing demand for Terate® and TERRIN™ polyols throughout Europe.
“This supplementary expansion builds upon the efficiency improvements we implemented last year at the Vlissingen site and is triggered by the continuous flourishing demand for our polyol offerings”, said Nadine de Vries, vice president of INVISTA Specialty Intermediates. “We continually look for opportunities to improve operations and meet our customers’ needs. Together, these improvements better enable us to keep pace with our customers growing demand for Terate® and Terate® HT polyols throughout Europe.”
Terate® aromatic polyester polyols allow formulation flexibility in achieving the range of physical and flammability properties required of polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams. Terate® HT polyols is the next generation technology that offers further advances in burn performance, ease of processing and efficiency in rigid foam manufacture. This comprehensive product line can be used in a variety of applications including flex-faced boardstock, metal-faced sandwich panels, spray foam, and bunstock foam.
TERRIN™ polyols are a line of cost-effective, aliphatic polyester polyols that contain a minimum of 50 percent recycled content. TERRIN™ polyols are prepared from glycols, including diethylene glycol and bio-based renewable glycerol, and a mixture of recycled carboxylic acid-functional monomers comprising mainly adipic acid and 6-hydroxycaproic acid (functionally equivalent to caprolactone). These versatile, aliphatic, polyester polyols can be used in applications ranging from viscoelastic foam to spray coatings and adhesives to elastomeric resins.
In addition to its site in Vlissingen, INVISTA produces Terate® and TERRIN™ polyols at its U.S. facility in Wilmington, N.C., which serves the North and South American markets.
About INVISTA
With leading brands including LYCRA®, COOLMAX®, CORDURA®, STAINMASTER® and ANTRON®, INVISTA is one of the world’s largest integrated producers of chemical intermediates, polymers and fibers. The company’s advantaged technologies for nylon, spandex and polyester are used to produce clothing, carpet, car parts and countless other everyday products. Headquartered in the United States, INVISTA operates in more than 20 countries and has about 10,000 employees. For more information, visit INVISTA.com, Facebook.com/INVISTAglobal and Twitter.com/INVISTA.