Celanese expands VAM and acetic anhydride capacities at Nanjing site

Celanese Corporation announced expansions at its Nanjing, China facility: a 50-90 KT increase in vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) capacity to nearly 400 KT, and a 10 KT expansion of acetic anhydride capacity to approximately 130 KT by 2022. The expansions use proprietary catalyst technology.

“Celanese is initiating a capital-efficient expansion of its VAM production unit at the company’s world-class chemical industrial park in Nanjing, China.”celanese.com

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• celanese.comCELANESE TO EXPAND ACETYL CHAIN CAPACITIES TO STRENGTHEN HIGH VALUE, DOWNSTREAM VINYLS PORTFOLIOMar 23, 2021

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