General Electric, together with Shin-Etsu Chemical of Japan, announced the signing of definitive agreements to establish a jointly-owned facility in Thailand to manufacture silane-monomers and siloxanes, the essential materials used in the production of silicone end-products.General Electric, together with Shin-Etsu Chemical of Japan, announced the signing of definitive agreements to establish a jointly-owned facility in Thailand to manufacture silane-monomers and siloxanes, the essential materials used in the production of silicone silicone, polymer in which atoms of silicon and oxygen alternate in a chain; various organic radicals, such as the methyl group, CH3, are bound to the silicon atoms. end-products. The plant, with a planned investment of approximately $250 million, will be the largest silicones manufacturing plant in Asia. The facility will be located in Map Ta Phut Phut (fŭt), in the Bible, son of Ham and eponym of an African people. It may also be a region, possibly Punt or Libya, and is perhaps the same as Pul (2.) It also appears as Put. , near Bangkok, and is expected to become operational in 2003, with construction commencing during the third quarter of this year. Called Asia Silicones 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). Ltd., the joint venture company is owned 50% by a GE and Toshiba business partnership, and 50% by Shin-Etsu Chemical, a silicone producer. The project is supported and approved by the Thailand Board of Investment Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) is an agency of the to promote investment in that country. It provides investment information and services for investors, as well as many incentives. . |
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