A new manufacturing facility has been launched in Tianjin, China by Reichhold. The plant will produce a full composites product line, including unsaturated polyester resins, vinyl ester resins, gelcoats, and bonding pastes. The market applications will include wind power, high performance anti-corrosion, marine, high speed train, industrial construction, electronics, and the electrical industry.
The facility came online in December of 2011. It has a planned annual production capacity of 38,000 MT, but with a potential expansion to 60,000 MT.
“The market in China is…the largest composites market in the world and is growing rapidly,” stated John Gaither, chairman, president, and CEO, Reichhold Industries, Inc. “Many of our global customers have a Chinese presence and need from Reichhold the same products available in China as elsewhere in the world.”
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