Chemtura increasing production at polyurethane plant in Italy

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Chemtura increasing production at polyurethane plant in Italy

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: |/ B% A3 G7 V. T! uPhiladelphia, PA - Chemtura will increase production capacity for its Adiprene/Vibrathane range of high-performance polyurethane prepolymers at the company’s Latina Scalo facility in Italy. Engineering work at the Latina site is already complete and startup of the additional production has commenced. “Growing demand for our market leading range of Adiprene/Vibrathane prepolymers, driven primarily by the commercialization of our mercury-free, MDI-based product lines, has motivated our decision to increase capacity in Europe,” said Stephen Lewis, EMEA business director, Chemtura Urethanes. “Local manufacturing capacity is critical to the urethanes business,” Lewis said. “Our customers need the ability to respond quickly and efficiently to local market demand and to satisfy their own customers’ lead-time requirements. The additional capacity at Latina will provide the flexibility our customers need to remain competitive.”