(Plastemart) -- Dow Plastics Additives, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, announced the construction of additional equipment to both expand capacity and advance its technology at its Grangemouth, Scotland, manufacturing facility today. The expansion will significantly increase the capacity of methyl-methacrylate butadiene styrene (MBS) based additives to better serve the growing demands of Dow's global customer base. The expansion is expected to be fully operational during the fourth quarter of 2011.
As a global leader in innovation, Dow is committed to offering the most technologically advanced additives in the world. The additional capacity of MBS products in Grangemouth, Scotland, demonstrates Dow's commitment to investing in its downstream performance businesses. The facility will increase Dow's capacity for MBS-based additives by 10,000 tpa and serve customers globally.