# Arkema to double methyl mercaptan capacity in Kerteh, Malaysia

Arkema plans to double its capacity for methyl mercaptan at its site in Kerteh, Malaysia, with new capacity due onstream in 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-07-17
- Where: Kerteh, Malaysia, Malaysia
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: double methyl mercaptan capacity
- Products: methyl mercaptan
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Arkema](https://endata.com/companies/7031.md)

## Sources

- [doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-09529-buscon1), 2017-07-17: "Arkema also plans to double its capacity for methyl mercaptan, an intermediate used in animal feed, petrochemical, and refining applications, at its site in Kerteh, Malaysia."

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