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    Lucite to build a new 350,000-ton/year ethylene-based MMA plant in the United States

    • Last Update: 2022-08-22
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    U.
    S.
    methyl methacrylate (MMA) producer Lucite announced on Monday (23rd) that it plans to build a 350,000-ton/year MMA plant on the U.
    S.
    Gulf Coast


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    Instead of the original acetone cyanohydrin (ACH) route, the company intends to use their ALPHA technology, a technology to produce MMA based on ethylene, the announcement said


    .


    The acetone cyanohydrin route is so dangerous that it is no longer favored by MMA producers


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    According to the company, the device will be the third and largest commercial application since Lucite first developed the ALPHA technology in 2008


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    The statement also said that the unit will be wholly owned and operated by Mitsubishi Chemical


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    The company did not disclose the exact location on the U.
    S.
    Gulf Coast


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