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Trinseo expands elastomers facility in Italy
Mussolente, Italy — Trinseo has expanded its thermoplastic elastomers research and development center in Mussolente, Italy.
The project is part of wider growth strategy to develop Trinseo's portfolio of custom engineered TPE, thermoplastic urethanes and bioplastics.
The R&D unit is led by Marco Meneghetti, global TPE T&I leader. It supports Trinseo's two manufacturing sites for soft plastics — Mussolente and Hsinchu, Taiwan.
The facility, located on the premises of Trinseo's main TPE manufacturing facility, has been under construction since February 2020.
At the end of 2020, Trinseo also opened a pilot TPE facility in Hsinchu, as well as acquiring the PMMA business from Arkema.
All these steps, together, are moving Trinseo along in the direction set by company transformation strategy, that of becoming a provider of specialty compounds and material solutions," Natalia Scherbakoff, global director technology and innovation, said in a statement.
The project is part of wider growth strategy to develop Trinseo's portfolio of custom engineered TPE, thermoplastic urethanes and bioplastics.
The R&D unit is led by Marco Meneghetti, global TPE T&I leader. It supports Trinseo's two manufacturing sites for soft plastics — Mussolente and Hsinchu, Taiwan.
The facility, located on the premises of Trinseo's main TPE manufacturing facility, has been under construction since February 2020.
At the end of 2020, Trinseo also opened a pilot TPE facility in Hsinchu, as well as acquiring the PMMA business from Arkema.
All these steps, together, are moving Trinseo along in the direction set by company transformation strategy, that of becoming a provider of specialty compounds and material solutions," Natalia Scherbakoff, global director technology and innovation, said in a statement.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 870292.
