Cytec to add production units in U.S., China.Cytec Industries Cytec Industries is a specialty chemicals and materials technology company with pro-forma sales in 2004, including the Surface Specialties acquisition, of approximately $3.0 billion. Cytec is a result of its spin-off from American Cyanamid Company. Inc., West Paterson West Paterson (păt`ərsən), borough (1990 pop. 10,982), Passaic co., NE N.J., a suburb of Paterson; inc. 1914. Electric, electronic, and photographic products are made in the borough. , NJ, has announced plans to open a new production unit in Fengxian, China, to increase the capacity of RADCURE[TM] epoxy and urethane urethane (yoor´ithān´), n ethyl carbamate used as an anesthetic agent for laboratory animals, formerly used as a hypnotic in humans. acrylates. The production unit will be located at Cytec's existing facility site in Fengxian. The company is increasing the capacity in order to shorten the supply chain process and better serve customers in the Asia Pacific region. The new unit is expected to be operating by the first half of 2008. Cytec is also nearing completion of an expansion project for RADCURE UV curing resins at its facility in North Augusta, GA. The expansion will significantly increase the capacity for monomer monomer (mŏn`əmər): see polymer. monomer Molecule of any of a class of mostly organic compounds that can react with other molecules of the same or other compounds to form very large molecules (polymers). production for Cytec in the Americas. The production expansion is slated to gradually come online during 2007. |
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