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Celanese building VAE emulsions unit at S'pore plant

Published Tue, Apr 28, 2015 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

NEW YORK-LISTED chemicals giant, Celanese Corporation, has begun construction of a vinyl acetate ethylene (VAE) emulsions production unit at its acetyls facility on Jurong Island, it announced on Tuesday.

The Singapore unit, which is expected to begin production by mid-2016, will be the third VAE investment by Celanese in Asia. It will support the South-east Asian market as well as other Asia-Pacific countries including India, Australia and New Zealand. The company operates two VAE emulsions units in Nanjing, China.

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