Chemtura, a manufacturer and supplier of agrochemicals, specialty chemicals, homecare, pool and spa products, has expanded the production potential of its Vibrathane or Adiprene range of polyurethane prepolymers at the Latina Scalo plant located in Italy.
Investment in additional Adiprene(R) / Vibrathane(R) polyurethane prepolymer production capacity at Chemtura's Latina Scala, Italy, manufacturing facility.
The company has completed the engineering work at the Latina location and has also begun further production.
According to Stephen Lewis, Chemtura Urethanes’ EMEA business director, the increasing requirement of the Vibrathane or Adiprene prepolymers has resulted in the company increasing its capacity in Europe. This demand was initially driven by the commercialization of MDI-based product lines. Local production capacity is significant for the Urethanes business. The clients require capacity to efficiently and rapidly react to demand in the local market and to satisfy the lead-time demands of their own customers. The capacity expansion at Latina will offer the flexibility to the customers.
Chemtura Urethanes’ president, Matthew Hellstern commented that this investment has strengthened the Urethanes business’s strategic growth in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regions. The company is planning to improve Latina-based EMEA technical development centre that will enable the team to provide better technical support capacities for the clients in the region.
Vibrathane or Adiprene prepolymers from Chemtura are utilized in various industrial markets and applications, where there is a requirement for durability, toughness and high wear resistance.