INVISTA Expands Production of TERRIN™ Aliphatic Polyols into Europe
April 01 2015 - 6:10PM
Business Wire
INVISTA is bringing production of its TERRIN™ polyols to Europe
via its facility in Vlissingen, The Netherlands. The site produced
its first commercial TERRIN™ polyols in late 2014 and completed the
requirements for REACH registration in Europe.
“We are excited to offer the European market more direct access
to our products,” said Nadine de Vries, vice president of TERRIN™
and Terate® polyols for INVISTA Specialty Materials. “By expanding
production of the TERRIN™ family of polyols into Europe and
utilizing an existing INVISTA manufacturing facility, we are able
to better serve the growing European demand for competitively
priced products with sustainable content,” de Vries said.
TERRIN™ aliphatic polyester polyols contain a minimum of 50
percent recycled content—with some containing renewable content, as
well. Formulators can use TERRIN™ polyols in lieu of or in
combination with conventional polyether or polyester polyols to
formulate a variety of polyurethane products.
“We continue to discover new ways customers can use our TERRIN™
polyols,” said de Vries. “We’re currently collaborating with
formulators to create value-added, cost-effective high resilience
foams, spray coatings, adhesives, elastomeric resins and
viscoelastic foams, just to name a few.”
INVISTA will be showcasing TERRIN™ polyols, Terate® polyols and
TERATHANE® glycols at the Urethanes Technology Europe exhibition
(booth 1530) April 14-16 at the MECC in Maastricht, The
Netherlands. Visitors are also invited to attend a technical
presentation by INVISTA Technical Fellow, Dr. Richard P. Beatty, on
TERRIN™ polyols and their performance in high-resilience foams.
In addition to its site in Vlissingen, INVISTA produces
aliphatic (TERRIN™) and aromatic (Terate®) polyols at its U.S.
facility in Wilmington, North Carolina, which serves the North and
South American markets.
INVISTA’s polyols portfolio is part of the company’s broader
range of specialty chemicals that offer unique and virtually
unlimited possibilities for the polyurethanes industry. Product
lines include TERRIN™ polyols, Terate® polyols, TERATHANE® PTMEG,
DYTEK® amines, FlexiSolv® solvents, C12™ monomers and Adi-pure™
adipic acid.
To learn more about TERRIN™ polyols, visit
www.terrin.INVISTA.com. Request samples of at
TERRIN@INVISTA.com.
About INVISTA
With leading brands including LYCRA®, COOLMAX®, CORDURA®,
STAINMASTER® and ANTRON®, INVISTA is one of the world’s largest
integrated producers of chemical intermediates, polymers and
fibers. The company’s advantaged technologies for nylon, spandex
and polyester are used to produce clothing, carpet, car parts and
countless other everyday products. Headquartered in the United
States, INVISTA operates in more than 20 countries and has about
10,000 employees. For more information, visit INVISTA.com.
INVISTAJodie Stutzman,
316-828-1786Jodie.Stutzman@INVISTA.com