Polyplastics Ltd., Mitsubishi Gas Chemical and Ticona.Polyplastics Ltd., Mitsubishi Gas Chemical and Ticona, a business of Celanese AG, directly or through their affiliate companies, jointly announced plans to expand their presence in the Asia/Pacific region by building a world-scale 60,000 metric ton polyacetal facility in China. The plant is scheduled to come on stream in 2004. The plant will be located in Nantong, Jiangsu Province, just north of Shanghai. This investment is being done by a consortium of engineering resins companies interested in the polyacetal market in China using a 100% foreign owned enterprise. Polyplastics will be the lead company with a majority of the equity and direction over the operations of the venture. MGC MGC Mammalian Gene Collection MGC Media Gateway Controller MGC Middle Georgia College MGC Museums and Galleries Commission (UK government) MGC Mississippi Gaming Commission MGC Manual Gain Control and Ticona will each have significant financial interests in the venture. Acetal acetal /ac·e·tal/ (as´e-t'l) 1. any of a class of organic compounds formed by combination of an aldehyde molecule and two alcohol molecules. 2. copolymer copolymer: see polymer. is a polyoxymethylene (POM) with a high crystallinity Crystallinity refers to the degree of structural order in a solid. In a crystal, the atoms or molecules are arranged in a regular, periodic manner. In a gas, the relative positions of the atoms or molecules are completely random. delivering high strength, stiffness, toughness and lubricity lu·bric·i·ty n. The quality or condition of being lubricious. [Late Latin l  bricit over a broad range of temperatures and chemical environments. Polyplastics is a joint venture between Daicel Chemical Industries Ltd., Japan, and Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese AG, Frankfurt, Germany.
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