Abstract
Production alliances are on the rise in the chemical industry, and nowhere is this more the case than in acrylic acid, where three manufacturing ventures are either starting up or getting ready to do so. Following receipt of government approvals, Rohm and Haas and Degussa-Huls' Stockhausen subsidiary say they have formally established StoHaas Monomer, a joint venture for the production of acrylic acid. The deal was first announced in June 1999. By the time the venture is fully operational by year's end, each company will have contributed 365 million lb per year of existing acrylic acid capacity—Rohm and Haas in the U.S. and Stockhausen in Germany. The venture will add 220 million lb of capacity to the German plant in 2003. StoHaas is also planning an acrylic acid plant in Brazil, where the partners are pursuing access to the necessary raw material, propylene. Acrylic acid, a fast-growing monomer used to make superabsorbent ...
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