More news
- New Managing Director of BASF’s Coatings division
- Global New Material International (GNMI) to acquire Merck’s Surface Solutions busine...
- Delta Coatings unveils plans for global eco-friendly HQ and plant
- PPG recognised for sustainability progress by FTSE4Good for sixth consecutive year
- ChemQuest expands Business Development team, names four VPs
![](https://www.polymerspaintcolourjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/news-image-secondary-default.png)
Emerald Kalama Chemical, a division of Emerald Performance Materials, announced it has begun construction of a 60% capacity expansion for K-Flex non-phthalate plasticisers at its Kalama, WA, USA facility.
The additional reactor capacity is scheduled to be commissioned in January 2013. This is the company’s second capacity expansion for the K-Flex product line at its Washington facility in the past two years.
Earlier this year, the company also announced construction of a new K-Flex manufacturing site, which is under way in The Netherlands.
"Our product line strategy has been to focus on more environmentally friendly non-phthalate plasticisers and low-VOC coalescents that provide performance advantages to the customer,” said Shamsi Gravel, Emerald Kalama’s Product Line Manager for The Americas. K-FLEX plasticisers and coalescents are used in adhesives, PVC compounds, coatings and other latex polymer applications.