CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio—Emerald Kalama Chemical L.L.C., a business group of Emerald Performance Materials L.L.C., has completed the capacity expansion at its Kalama, Wash., plant for its K-Flex line.
This is the second expansion of production capability for the non-phthalate plasticizer at the factory, and doubles its capacity since 2011, the company said.
Growing demand for K-Flex prompted the expansion, said Shamsi Gravel, Emerald Kalama product line manager for the Americas.
K-Flex plasticizers and coalescents are used in adhesives, PVC compounds, coatings and other latex polymer applications.