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Invista Breaks Ground on US Nylon Expansion

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To help supply the expanding global demand for PA 6.6, which it markets as Nylon, US-based trademark owner Invista, now part of Koch Industries, is building a new plant...

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Invista to Install New ADN Technology in France

27.09.2017 - Invista and partner Solvay will deploy new adiponitrile (ADN) technology at their Butachimie joint-venture plant in Chalampé, France. The advanced process technology will be...

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Invista Hikes US Nylon 6,6 Output

17.05.2017 - Invista is spending more than $65 million to expand nylon 6,6 fiber capacity at its plant in Camden, South Carolina, USA. The Wichita, Kansas-headquartered group said the...

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Invista Mulls Sale of Advanced Textiles Arm

27.02.2017 - US nylon producer Invista has announced it is considering whether to sell its apparel & advanced textiles business, which includes the well-known brands of Lycra and Coolmax. The...

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Ube Plans Nylon Capacity Increase in Spain

17.10.2016 - Rising demand for nylon has prompted Japan’s Ube Industries to raise capacity in Castellon, Spain, by 40,000 t/y. The expansion will lift total production at subsidiary Ube...

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Radici Buys Invista’s Engineering Polymers

19.09.2016 - In a deal that expands its nylon resin activities in Europe and the US, Italy’s Radici Group has agreed to acquire Invista’s engineering polymer solutions business for an...

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Domo and Total Exploit Synergies at Leuna

09.05.2016 - German nylon and intermediates producer Domo Chemicals is undertaking a joint project with Total Raffinerie Mitteldeutschland at their shared site in Leuna, the former German...

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Invista Deepens Footprint in China

25.04.2016 - US nylon producer Invista is deepening its footprint in China with the start-up of a new 215,000 t/y plant for hexamethylene diamine (HMD) plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry...