22 January 2013
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Kemira Oyj
has reached two milestones
in the execution of long-term growth path
1. Kemira signed a licensing agreement with
geographical exculusivity with Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
for acrylamide manufacturing technology.
The exclusive licensing agreement for acrylamide enables
Kemira to produce high-quality acrylamide monomers.
Acrylamide is the key building block for polymers
used in applications in
the paper, oil, gas and mining industries and in
municipal water treatment.
The proprietary acrylamide bio-process uses bio-catalysts,
which reduce energy requirements in the manufacturing process
when compared to using traditional copper catalysts.
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2.Kemira has completed a substantial capacity expansion
for three production sites in North America including
- Alabama, Mobile site
- Georgia, Columbus site
- Washington, Longview site
increasing manufacturing capacity by 60 %.
The expansion project takes two years with
multi-million euro investment.
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About Polymer's applications
Polymers are core to Kemira's water technology platform and
also pays a significant role in growing applications like
- water reuse,
- waste water treatment,
- rheology control and
- shale fracturing
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