BASF Boosts Degradable Resin Capacity
BASF AG in Germany (U.S. office in Florham, N.J.) plans to expand its capacity for Ecoflex biodegradable aliphatic copolyester from the current 30 million lb to 132 million lb/yr by the third quarter of 2010.
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