Ticona Delivers Performance Driven Solutions to China across Asia     

Ticona Engineering Polymers will showcase its local manufacturing capability, design and application development support, and comprehensive technical and processing knowledge at Chinaplas 2008 in the Shanghai New International Expo Centre here April 17 to 20.
   "In China and the rest of Asia, Ticona is strategically positioning itself to deliver the right material to meet our customer application requirements and the right people to deliver the best solutions fast," said Sandra Beach Lin, president of Ticona.  "The key is our people, who not only are the best technical minds, but also the leading market experts."
   Ticona is making a series of multi-year investments in China and throughout Asia that will provide technical resources and development facilities focused on customer application development, and regional world-scale monomer, polymer and compounding production facilities. These investments include:
   * More than 70 sales, marketing and development resources throughout Asia, with up to 10 offices in China alone - 2008
   * Long-fiber reinforced thermoplastics (LFRT) manufacturing, Nanjing, China - Q1 2008
   * Chinese-language Web site (www.ticona.cn) - Q1 2008
   * Customer Application Development Center, Shanghai - Q2 2008
   * Ultra-high molecular weigh polyethylene (UHMW-PE) manufacturing Nanjing, China - Q3 2008
   * Compounding Unit, Nanjing, China - Q1 2009
   * Liquid crystal polymer (LCP) Production - Being planned
   * Polyoxymethylene (POM) Production - Being planned
    In addition to local manufacturing and compounding, Ticona will conduct direct sales of its trademarked engineering polymers including POM, LCP and Thermoplastic Polyester (PBT) to customers in China and throughout Asia.
    Another major advantage customers derive from working closely with Ticona is the vast polymer technical and application experience they can access to develop eco-friendly innovation. For example, Ticona is applying its global technological expertise to help reduce CO2 emissions and improve fuel economy. One area of innovation involves bio-fuel applications where Hostaform POM provides the chemical resistance and permeation resistance to hydrocarbons and dimensional stability.
    High heat Fortron PPS can help reduce particulate emissions. In Asia, UHMW-PE is used as a pre-filter to remove sediment from drinking water.