Huntsman To Expand Ethanolamines Capacity

Huntsman Corporation, announced today that it will increase its ethanolamines manufacturing capacity by 70 million pounds, bringing total capacity at its Port Neches, Texas production facility to 410 million pounds per year.

Huntsman, a leading manufacturer and marketer of ethanolamines, has begun the engineering for the project and expects to have the new capacity on line by the first quarter of 2006.

“Growing customer demand, especially in agricultural, wood preservative and consumer products, is providing the impetus for the expansion,” said Huntsman Vice President, David Parkin. “It also is in keeping with our strategy to expand our production of ethylene oxide derivatives.”

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