Ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber plant, China
Name and Location
Ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber plant, Jiangsu province, China.
Client
Lanxess Changzhou.
Project Description
The EPDM rubber plant will be built at the Changzhou Yangtze Riverside Industrial Park at Changzhou, in Jiangsu province, and will be designed to produce 160 000 t/y of EPDM rubber.
The facility has been described as the largest EPDM rubber facility in the world.
EPDM is used primarily in the automotive industry as door sealants or windscreen wipers. It is also used in the plastics modification, cable and wire, construction and oil additives industries.
Value
Not stated.
Duration
The plant is expected to start up production in 2015.
Latest Developments
Foster Wheeler has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract by LANXESS Changzhou for a new EPDM rubber plant.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
Foster Wheeler (EPCM).
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
Lanxess Changzhou corporate communications, Korie Jiang, tel +86 21 6109 6666
fax +86 21 6109 6705 or email korie.jiang@lanxess.com.
Foster Wheeler media contact Julie Stanisz, tel +1 908 730 4047 or email Julie_stanisz@fwc.com.
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