- 11 April 2007 -
Arkema to stop MBS modifier production at US plant

Arkema is to cease production of Clearstrength® methacrylic-butadiene-styrene (MBS) impact modifiers at its US facility in Axis, Alabama. The company says it will consolidate worldwide MBS production at its facility in Vlissingen, in the Netherlands. Over the next few months, customers for MBS modifiers in the Americas will be supplied by the Vlissingen plant. Arkema’s Axis plant will continue to produce Durastrength® acrylic impact modifiers and Plastistrength® acrylic process aids. This consolidation is expected to produce cost savings of approximately €3.2 million ($5 million) over the first year.

Arkema produces impact modifiers, process aids, and organotins as additives for PVC resins and engineering resins used in a variety of applications including pipes, window frames, exterior cladding, packaging and automotive body parts.

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