Sartomer kicks off special acrylates project in Guangzhou.

On March 15th, 2007 construction on the 17 000 t/a special acrylates project, in Nansha Development Zone, Guangzhou, Guangdong province was started by Sartomer (Guangzhou) Chemical Company Ltd. The project is invested by Sartomer (Guangzhou) Chemical Company Ltd., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Total Group of France and an important supplier of special chemical raw materials worldwide. In 2006, Sartomer (Guangzhou) Chemical Co., Ltd. established the Asian R&D Centre in Guangzhou.

The US$30 million project covers a land of over 70 000 [m.sup.2] and is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2007. The product portfolio of Sartomer includes methacrylic acid and acrylic acid monomer, oligomer, photo initiator, styrene-maleic anhydride resin, and other specialty chemicals.