Eastman Chemical Completes Expansion of Resin Production Facility In Middelburg

Capacity Increased 65 Percent  

Eastman Chemical Company (based in Kingsport, TN) has completed the expansion of its Regalite hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin production at its resin facility in Middelburg, the Netherlands. With this expansion, the original capacity has increased by 65 percent.

Regalite hydrogenated hydrocarbon resins produced at this plant meet the growing need for high quality tackifier resins that are compatible with a wide range of thermoplastic polymers used extensively in adhesives, sealants and polymer compounds.

"This expansion builds further upon the success of our Regalite products in the market," says Mark Costa, executive vice president for Specialty Polymers, Coatings and Adhesives and chief marketing officer.

According to Rien Jonker, Middelburg's site manager, "The end markets in which Regalite is sold have performed with strength even during the economic downturn which further justifies Eastman's investment in these growing markets.  This has been one of the biggest expansions of Eastman Chemical Company in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region in the last decade.”

The Middelburg tackifier resin plant is one of the largest in the world, producing a range of rosin and hydrocarbon resins and dispersions.

Source: Eastman Chemical Company via Hydrocarbon Online

February 3, 2010