Mexico. The company Oxiteno announced at the end of last year the start-up of its new ethoxylation plant located at the headquarters of Coatzacoalcos.
With an investment of US$20 million, the headquarters had increased its production capacity by 30,000 tons/year. The new plant in Mexico has the latest technology that meets rigorous technical and safety specifications. In addition to expanding capacity, Oxiteno invested in local infrastructure, with the construction of a new operations center with the digital control system.
One of the highlights of the new unit is the cooling system of the reactors, which eliminates the use of water, in accordance with the most advanced sustainability principles that guide the company's guidelines.
The strategic location of the Coatzacoalcos plant was one of the determining factors for the expansion of this unit, since it can satisfy both customers in the Mexican domestic market, as well as exports to other countries, mainly to the United States. "Investments in Mexico and the U.S. position us as a major player in the surfactant market, strengthening our geographic coverage in the Americas and increasing the ability to meet the specific demands of each region, bringing us even closer to our customers," says John Parolin, CEO of Oxiteno.
The completed investment in Mexico is in addition to the US$113 million announced by Oxiteno in early November 2015, the construction of a new alkoxylation plant in Pasadena, Texas, for the production of surfactants with a focus on the markets of agrochemicals, personal care, domestic and industrial cleaning, paints and varnishes, and oil and gas.
