Hsinchu, Taiwan — Trinseo has inaugurated a pilot facility in Taiwan that will allow the company to make TPU, thermoplastic elastomers and bio-plastics for customers in the Asia-Pacific region.
The new facility is built at the company's existing site in Hsinchu, and will bring the company physically closer to customers in the automotive, consumer electronics, footwear and medical markets, it said.
Trinseo expects TPU and TPE use to grow because of trends such as the growth in tele-medicine and the convergence of medical and consumer electronics, creating more demand for soft touch materials and bio-based plastics.
No capacity was given for the size of the pilot plant, nor was the investment specified.