HUMBLE, Texas (Jan. 13, 2012)—Orion Engineered Carbons GmbH will construct a fifth production unit for tread blacks at its plant in Yeosu, South Korea.
The additional unit will increase the plant's capacity by 36 metric tons per year for a total of 188 metric tons.
The project is scheduled for completion in May 2013.
Dietmar Balschukat, general manager for the Asia-Pacific Region said the unit at Yeosu will also produce carbon blacks geared for export especially to Japan and China, and supply additional volumes of Orion's Purex and high-performance grades.