Sartomer Company Opens China Manufacturing Plant

Published: April 03, 2008

EXTON, PA | Global specialty chemicals manufacturer Sartomer Company has opened of a new manufacturing plant in Nansha, in the Guangzhou province of China. The facility will manufacture specialty acrylate monomers and oligomers used as raw materials in products such as paints, inks, coatings, adhesives, circuit boards, flooring, CDs and DVDs. Sartomer will sell materials manufactured at the new plant to customers in Asia, Europe and the United States.

The company reports that the China facility is modeled after its plant in Chatham, VA. The new plant includes lab space, offices, conference rooms and features integrated computer-based technology for process monitoring and control. The site also features state-of-the-art emergency response capabilities and a Modern Safety Management® system. It will employ about 100 people when fully staffed. For more information, visit: www.sartomer.com.