26 August 2013
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Momentive Performance Materials Inc. (MPM)
announces today investments it has made
to support its polyurethanes additives product line.
With increasing demand
in the wide variety of industries it serves,
Momentive has added manufacturing capacity,
technology resources and personnel to
several sites across the globe.
China
- MPM moved its
polyurethane additive headquarters to Pudong Shanghai.
- The new headquarters location is an integrated site
that includes the business unit's sales, marketing and technology
for China.
- Other similar sites are located around the world and
collectively form the UA global business unit, which
continues to stretch the bounds of innovation, leading the way
in polyurethane foam additive technological advances.
- Further, the company continues to
increase manufacturing capacity and expand the type of
urethane additives manufactured in Nantong, all of which
facilitates speed and supply to customers,
specifically those in the Pacific and Europe.
Germany
- The company has expanded the manufacturing facility
in Leverkusen, Germany.
- The expansion is an investment for
the polyurethane additives product line as
it increases manufacturing capacity and
improve capabilities of both intermediates and finished goods.
- This investment is yet another step in shortening lead times and
reducing teh expense of shipping products across continents.
Italy
- Early in 2013, the company opened
a new application development center (ADC) in Termoli,
which can provide slab and slab additives solutions
to customers' advanced technical issues
that meet the needs of today's end users.
- ADCs are critical to the innovation pipeline, as they allow
MPM to continually transform scientific vision and advanced materials
into competitive advantage and commercial success for
its customers both locally and globally.
India
- The company has expanded its breadth of products in
Chennai, India, mainly focusing on
slab and rigid foam production,
again adding expanding capacities to
another corner of the world and the global network.
Brazil
- The company has added manufacturing capabilities
that can specifically support
the automotive industry,
a critical need due to continued growth of
auto industry in Brazil and other emerging markets.
- With the ability to
manufacture a wider array of products and
deeper mix of intermediates,
- the expansion at Itatiba allows for
more local manufacturing, as well as
a shorter supply chain and
improved service levels globally.
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