DuPont ups glycolic acid production
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
In response to growing demand for glycolic acid, DuPont Chemical Solutions Enterprise announces $18 mil. capacity expansion at its manufacturing facility in West Virginia that will increase production of the ingredient by 45%, firm says July 15. Facility is already the world's largest glycolic acid plant, DuPont notes. "The success of this business is reflected in its double-digit growth year over year for the past five years. We want to ensure that we will be able to continue to meet current and future demand for this versatile product used in so many different applications," says Paolo Barbieri, global business director, clean and disinfect. Firm markets cosmetic-grade glycolic acid, Glypure, to the personal-care sector...