Rain Carbon Inc.

Rain Carbon Inc. initiated the phased start-up of its hydrogenated hydrocarbon resins production facility in Castrop-Rauxel, Germany. The €60 million plant has a permitted capacity of up to 50,000 tons per year and is expected to be operational in Q4 2019.

Rütgers, part of Rain Carbon, plans to build a production plant in Castrop-Rauxel, Germany, to produce water-clear resins from waste materials. The €60 million investment is expected to create up to 75 jobs and produce 50,000 tons of resins annually.

Rain Carbon Inc. announced detailed engineering for a new plant at its RÜTGERS Resins site in Uithoorn, Netherlands, to produce hydrogenated hydrocarbon resins with an annual capacity of 20,000 metric tons. Operations could begin by end of 2018.