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News from Abroad

BOOSTING R&D
Invista unveils technology hub in Houston

Invista, a US-based manufacturer our industry,” said Mr. Jerry
of chemical intermediates, polymers Grunewald, Vice President of
and fibres, recently opened its Texas R&D for Invista.
Technology Centre’ (TTC), a $13-mn
technology hub and R&D centre in the Invista’s President and
Houston metro area. CEO, Mr. Brook Vickery,
said, “The capability we now
The nearly 40,000-square-foot have under one roof in Texas
facility located in Katy, Texas (USA), will accelerate the teams’
which Invista first announced in August contributions to advancing
last year, will have more than 50 mem- our businesses. I just visited
bers of R&D, Engineering and Advan- our Asia Innovation Centre
ced Process Control teams supporting in Shanghai earlier this year,
Invista’s global technology needs in experimental capabilities that will help and the world-class facilities we now
the chemical intermediates and polymer advance Invista’s programmes through have on both sides of the globe have
product lines for both the Nylon and the development cycle. me even more excited about the discove-
Propylene businesses, as well as data ries and developments our teams are
scientists and members of Invista’s “The TTC now provides a hub for making that will respond to our custo-
EHS, transformation and project teams. innovative projects and partnerships that mers’ needs and drive innovation in our
The hub will house analytical and will help keep us on the cutting edge of industry.”
DyStar relocates manufacturing operations in US

after sale of Charlotte site

DyStar, the Singapore-based Partners, for the land sale that currently
speciality chemicals company, has houses DyStar Carolina Chemical Cor-
announced the sale of the site housing poration. Following the sale and sub-
its manufacturing facility in Charlotte, sequent consolidation of manufacturing
North Carolina (USA). activities, some positions will be
impacted, the company informed.
As a result of the sale, the pro-
duction facility involved in making The move of DyStar Carolina
performance chemicals, textiles and Chemical facility to DyStar LP in Reidsville
leather chemicals, will be integrated is expected to take place over the next 12
within DyStar LP in Reidsville, DyStar has entered into an agree- months, with an expected completion by
North Carolina. ment with Constellation Real Estate end of 2025 or early 2026.

Kuraray to stop production of acrylic block copolymer

Japan’s Kuraray has announced ing variations suitable will be extremely diffi-
plans to end the production and sale for a diverse range of cult to secure sufficient
of Kurarity branded acrylic block applications. “How- profit to sustain these
copolymer by June 2026 Since the ever, due to the ongo- operations and maintain
commercialisation of Kurarity in 2012, ing harshness of the stable production going
Kuraray has striven to expand opera- business environment, forward,” the company
tions related to this product by releas- we have judged that it informed.

154 Chemical Weekly February 25, 2025

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