It will specifically facilitate Eastman’s Ensure product line, by providing additional capacity to meet the growing demand in China. Similar to Eastman’s other cellulose esters, Ensure has approximately 60% bio-renewable content and is used in a variety of end-market applications, such as coatings for packaging and consumables.
Brian Yoon, regional business director of Asia Pacific at Eastman Chemical, said: “This is an exciting addition to our specialty polymers product lines that reinforces Eastman’s commitment to sustainably-advantaged products like Ensure. Not only will this additional capacity allow us to grow with our customers in China, but it will allow us to free-up capacity at our facility in Kingsport, Tenn., to meet the growing demand for our other cellulose-based specialty polymers worldwide.”