Solvay to invest $184 million in epoxy resin factory in Thailand, using biodiesel byproducts as feedstocks

In Thailand, Solvay will invest $184 million in a epichlorohydrin facility to produce feedstocks for epoxy resins. The plant will use Solvay’s Epicerol process, based on the transformation of glycerine, a biodiesel by-product. The plant is expected to be operation in 2009.

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