Fortron Industries Creates World's Largest PPS Facility    

On October 16th, 2007 Fortron Industries LLC, a joint venture of Ticona Engineering Polymers and Kureha Corporation, has expanded its Fortron linear polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) plant in Wilmington, USA to 15 000 tons per year, completing a three-year effort that doubled the capacity of this site.  The expansion creates the world's largest PPS plant.