| PPG and Nan Ya Expand Glass Production in Kunshan |
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| Written by Philip Buonpastore | |||
| Thursday, 08 May 2008 09:45 | |||
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KUNSHAN, CHINA - Nan Ya Plastics and PPG Industries have started the third stage of their joint venture (JV) glass furnace project called PPG Fiber Glass (Kunshan). The accumulated annual capacity for all three furnaces adds up to over 110,000 tons, and puts the Kunshan project on track to become the largest E-glass fiber manufacturing facility in the world. The plant started production in September 2003, and now has three of four furnaces in operation, producing a combined annual capacity of about 110,000 metric tons of electronic-grade glass yarn and reinforcement-grade glass fiber. Nan Ya partnered with the American chemistry company PPG to build the plant, which supplies products to Nan Ya Plastics to produce its epoxy resin, glass fiber cloth and other product lines. PPG Industries announced that it recently started its third furnace at the plant. The additional furnace, with 38,000 metric tons of annual capacity, will serve the expanding Asian electronics industry and reach full production in the next few months. "Our continued investment in China demonstrates both PPG’s commitment to the fiber glass industry and its global leadership in support of customers and markets," said Terry Fry, PPG general manager. "State-of-the-art technology in this newly built furnace will save energy and reduce emissions." Mr. C.F. Lee, president of PFG Fiber Glass Kunshan said, "The printed circuit board industry is rapidly growing and highly concentrated in Asia. With this expansion, we will keep supporting both our and the whole industry’s demand." Dr. Joe Yu, PPG business development director said, "This furnace will increase our annual capacity to about 110,000 metric tons in China and about 200,000 metric ton in Asia. We expect this expansion will continue to support the electronics and thermoplastics industries."
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| Last Updated on Monday, 12 May 2008 15:20 |
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