Huntsman to expand capacity at Singapore polyetheramines plant

Huntsman Corporation has announced it will begin construction on a 25,000t capacity expansion programme at its world-scale polyetheramine facility in Singapore in the first half of 2015, taking total capacity to 50,000t/yr.

Huntsman is investing US$100M for this latest expansion at its Jurong Island facility, which will also include backward integration to produce polyethers from locally sourced feedstocks. This project is intended to help the company meet growing global demand for polyetheramines and to strengthen its leadership position in this technology.