TPEEs producer Hetron to bring factory on-stream within the next two years
Duesseldorf, Germany – Chinese thermoplastic polyester elastomers (TPEEs) producer and compounder Hetron has started construction of a second factory.
The expansion will more than double production capacity for the versatile elastomer materials, officials of Jiangyin City-based Hetron informed ERJ at K2025.
By 2027, output capacity of the Jiangsu province company will expand to 50 kilotonnes per annum (ktpa), from its current 20ktpa, they said.
Hetron’s TPEE materials are used in applications including: automotive CVJ boots and air ducts; cable & wire; hose: medical: outdoor; and mattresses.
Hetron was founded in Wuxi in 2014 with an initial TPEE production of 5ktpa and by 2022 had reached a capacity of 15ktpa. including 6ktpa for compounding.
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