Specialty chemical company, Clariant, has formally opened a surfactants production facility in Zhenjiang, eastern China. The plant, which is fully operational, has been designed to meet China’s growing demand for surfactants from various sectors.
The new state-of-the-art 50,000 square metre facility has a capacity of more than 22,000 tonnes per annum. The plant includes the very latest environmental technology. Zhenjiang will serve China’s domestic customers in personal care, paints and coatings as well as metal working industries. Zhenjiang is strategically well located on the Yangtze river between Nanjing and Shanghai, within reach of Clariant’s key customers in the region. This facility will complement the company’s already well-established manufacturing capabilities in the country. The new plant is part of a US$100 million investment programme Clariant has made in China during the last 18 months.
