Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc has opened its new specialty epoxy resin production facility in Esslingen, Germany.
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The plant produces specialty epoxy resins and bonding pastes used in the manufacture of large-dimension composite wind turbine blades for the wind energy market. The facility also produces specialty epoxy resins used in composites for marine, automotive, mass transit and other applications. The new, 10,000 square meter facility includes blending operations and associated warehousing, as well as an applications laboratory and offices. The facility replaces a smaller Hexion facility in nearby Stuttgart.
