Celanese begins production at new Singapore VAE emulsions unit

Continuing the company’s strategy to add production facilities close to growing demand, Celanese Corporation), a global technology and speciality materials company, has begun production in its newest vinyl acetate ethylene (VAE) production unit.

The unit is located at the Celanese manufacturing facility on Jurong Island, Singapore and will support the growing demand for ecologically friendly materials in the Southeast Asia region including Australia, India and New Zealand.

Singapore’s proximity to raw material suppliers offers excellent transportation logistics and gives Celanese the opportunity to increase production capacity to supply more high-demand, high-quality VAE emulsions products in Singapore, as well as across Asia, an area focusing on low-emission products and production.

"Southeast Asia and India are leading the world’s construction demand – especially for infrastructure projects – which drives the region’s heavy demand for important materials such as VAE”, said Mark Oberle, Celanese Senior Vice President and Head of Asia operations. "Over the past two decades, Celanese has focused on developing our VAE expertise and a reliable foundation in Singapore so Celanese can be the first-choice, long-term partner for manufacturers across Asia.”

The unit adds a third facility to the company’s VAE investment in Asia and the fourth production unit within this Singapore plant. The first Celanese VAE unit began production at the company’s Nanjing, China integrated chemical complex, and the second unit started producing VAE emulsions at the same Singapore complex. Celanese announced the groundbreaking of this Singapore VAE unit in April 2015.