Oxea to open speciality ester plant

24 October 2012

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.

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