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Oxea has announced that it has mechanically completed its latest production plant for speciality esters, ‘Ester 2’, in Oberhausen, Germany on schedule. This is a major milestone for the company.
Oxea will now commence start-up activities at Ester 2 and will start production there. This ultra-modern facility will increase Oxea’s worldwide production capacity for speciality esters by more than 50%.
Oxea now has three speciality ester production units and a fourth is currently being built in China. Speciality esters are used to manufacture a large variety of state-of-the-art industrial products, including for automotive and architectural applications as well as for medical purposes.