# SABIC to build Ultem polyetherimide plant in Singapore

SABIC will build a third Ultem polyetherimide resin plant in Singapore, expanding capacity by 50%, and restart a Noryl polyphenylene ether resin plant in Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands, expanding capacity by 40%.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-02-19
- Where: Singapore, Singapore
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 50% increase in Ultem capacity; 40% increase in Noryl capacity
- Products: Ultem polyetherimide resin, Noryl polyphenylene ether resin
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [SABIC](https://endata.com/companies/3200.md)

## Sources

- [doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-09608-buscon2), 2018-02-19: "Global demand for both product lines has increased significantly."

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