Chemtura Increases Synton(R) PAO Production Capacity.MIDDLEBURY, Conn. -- Chemtura Corporation Chemtura Corporation (NYSE: CEM) is a marketer of specialty chemicals, polymer products and processing equipment for a variety of industries. The company formed in 2005 from the merger of two other corporations -- Great Lakes Chemical Corporation of West Lafayette, Indiana, (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CEM CEM contagious equine metritis. CEM selective medium chocolate agar made with Eugon agar and 5% horse blood; used to cultivate Taylorella equigenitalis. ) has announced a multi-stage capacity increase for its line of High Viscosity Polyalphaolefin (PAO PAO Peak acid output, see there ) products, produced at its Elmira, Ontario, Canada facility. Chemtura will complete the first phase in the second quarter of 2008. This multi-stage program when complete will enhance capacity for Synton[R] 40 and Synton[R] 100 High Viscosity PAO's. "Chemtura is increasing capacity in order to meet the increased current and future market demand for these products," said Dr. Gerard Mulqueen, VP, Automotive and Global Business Development. "This decision is part of our continuing commitment to our petroleum additives customers--a core growth business for Chemtura. It will help us to remain the supplier of choice for our customers for the long term." Chemtura's Synton[R] Polyalphaolefin (PAO) products are relatively high viscosity, highly saturated, linear/branched polymers used in automotive and industrial applications. They can be used as a high-viscosity synthetic oil or as a viscosity modifier (programming) modifier - An operation that alters the state of an object. Modifiers often have names that begin with "set" and corresponding selector functions whose names begin with "get". component for high-performance lubricant or synthetic lubricant formulations, such as gear oils and engine oils. Please visit www.chemtura.com/petadd. |
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