AkzoNobel Planning Expansion of
Organic Peroxide Capacity in China


AkzoNobel’s Specialty Chemicals business is working on plans to double production capacity at its organic peroxides facility in Ningbo, China, during the next two years.
A project to boost the capacity by 40% is already underway, which is expected to be completed by mid-August. The company is now considering a larger scale expansion which would increase current capacity by 100%. The site produces dicumyl peroxide (DCP), an organic peroxide used as a crosslinking agent in the manufacture of polymers.
DCP is a crosslinking agent used to produce a variety of polymers with exceptional durability. And it is also used in polymers for insulating high-voltage cables. .