26 March 2019
CAS number
123-31-9
Hydroquinone Extra Pure is a polymerisation inhibitor
used in process, transport and storage.
It is designed for various applications such as:
photographic developper,
synthesis intermediate for rubber, dyes and
for Agrochemicals and Pharmaceuticals industries.
DETAILS
Solvay is raising its European capacity
of hydroquinone by 20%, enhancing the security
of supply on three continents and
to meet increasing demand for
diphenol inhibitors
used as additives by the monomer industry.
This capacity expansion
at its plant in Saint-Fons, France
is accomplished by debottlenecking the existing unit
and follows
a recent capacity increase in Zhenjiang, China.
The project should be fully operational in Q2-2019.
Hydroquinone is key to process safety, transport
and storage for monomer inhibition
but also as a monomer itself
in Polymer and Coatings applications.
The Saint-Fons Specialities plant in France
is one of the 3 plants that makes up
Solvay’s global inhibitor production network across
Europe, North America and Asia, producing
Hydroquinone;
MEHQ (Monomethyl Ether of Hydroquinone);
TBC (tertiary butyl-catechol) and PTZ (phenothiazine).
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Peter Browning,
President of Solvay’s Aroma Performance GBU
“Solvay is committed to serve
its customers’ long-term growing needs
in all major regions
and this new capacity increase in Europe
will allow to continue to reliably supply
our full range of monomer inhibitors,”
Solvay's Media Relations
Alan Flower
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