On October 21st, the American chemical company Huntsman Group's factory in the Guanyin Industrial Zone of Taiwan has officially put into production 22,000 tons of TEROL® aromatic polyester polyols per year. The Taiwan Guanyin factory is Huntsman's first production in the Americas. Production capacity expanded again in regions where TEROL® polyester polyols are produced.
During the test run in May this year, Huntsman has successfully produced the first batch of 30 tons of TEROL®250 polyester polyol. The Huntsman Group stated that the total investment in a polyol plant in Taiwan reached US$18.9 million. The Guanyin plant occupies an area With a total area of 3,600 square meters, the entire plant and production line work chain not only reached the zero-injury work safety standard during the construction period, but the overall schedule was completed one month earlier than scheduled. This investment will expand Huntsman's downstream polyurethane production capacity in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Taiwan plant is Huntsman’s third polyester polyol plant in the world that uses a proprietary PET production process. It is estimated that the Taiwan plant will consume 440 million 500ml PET plastic bottles each year after it goes online. Customers can also purchase from The Taiwan factory directly purchases TEROL® polyester polyol.
TEROL® polyester polyol series is an important raw material for the production of polyurethane thermal insulation system, which is the most effective thermal insulation material on the market as measured by R value. Insulation products produced with TEROL® polyester polyols include polyisocyanurate insulation board systems, spray polyurethane foam (SPF) and cast-in-place applications, including door panels, garage doors, household refrigerators and commercial freezers.
PET is one of the most produced plastics in the world. It can be used to produce textile fibers, beverage bottles, packaging films and other industrial and consumer applications. Huntsman Group focuses on recycling plastic recycling solutions, using proprietary production processes, and Recyclable PET plastics are used to produce TEROL® polyester polyols, which can reduce the environmental hazards caused by plastics being buried in landfills or entering rivers and oceans.
Pan Lumin, President of the Asia Pacific Region of Huntsman Polyurethane Division, said: "After the factory is put into production, it will promote our business growth in important downstream industries in the Asia-Pacific region. The polyester polyol produced by the factory will benefit Huntsman and its customers. The device will allow Huntsman to rapidly expand its downstream polyurethane insulation business. Recently Huntsman acquired two world-leading spray polyurethane foam companies, which can quickly and effectively provide customers in Asia Pacific with energy-saving spray polyurethane foam systems. When this product is promoted to the Asia-Pacific market, Huntsman will focus on the downstream industry, restore it based on the basics, continue to innovate, and jointly realize the double harvest of commercial value and environmental protection mission, and inject new momentum into sustainable development."
