Degussa AG, Dusseldorf, Germany, will construct a facility in China for manufacturing the standard monomer methyl methacrylate (MMA), as well as various methacrylate specialties.Degussa AG, Dusseldorf, Germany, will construct a facility in China for manufacturing the standard 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). methyl methacrylate methyl methacrylate (meth´il methak´rilāt), n an acrylic resin, CH2 = C(CH3)COOCH3, derived from methyl acrylic acid. Monomer is the single molecule and polymer is the polymerization product. (MMA (Microcomputer Managers Association, Inc.) A membership organization with chapters throughout the U.S. that was devoted to educating personnel responsible for personal computers. It disbanded in 1996. Mma - A fast Mathematica-like system, in Allegro CL by R. Fateman, 1991. ), as well as various methacrylate methacrylate /meth·ac·ry·late/ (meth-ak´ri-lat) an ester of methacrylic acid, or the resin derived from polymerization of the ester. See also acrylic resins, under resin. specialties. The world-scale facility could come on stream in 2008/2009. Degussa AG also is preparing for further profitable growth in its Construction Chemicals Division. The company's management board has given the go-ahead for an investment program in the Construction Systems Europe business unit for over EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 15 million. The investment is to be used over the next three years to further expand the powder production capacities of Degussa Construction Chemicals at five sites in western and eastern Europe. Degussa AG plans to expand its methacrylate production capacities in North America following the completion of the takeover of Cyro Industries, Rockaway, NJ. Over the next few months, the methacrylates business unit will increase its capacity for methyl methacrylates (MMA) at the Cyro production site in Fortier, LA, by around 20,000 metric tons. This will increase Degussa's worldwide production capacities for MMA manufacture to 480,000 metric tons. |
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