Röhm and OQ Chemicals announced plans for a new methyl methacrylate (MMA) plant to be constructed in Bay City, Texas. OQ Chemicals will supply the new plant with key raw materials, and provide site services and utilities to Röhm. OQ Chemicals has invested significantly in additional capacity for propionaldehyde and local infrastructure. Röhm, an MMA producer and portfolio company of Advent International, will employ its latest proprietary production technology, LiMA (Leading in Methacrylates). Once completed in early 2024, the new plant will produce 250,000 metric tons of MMA annually and create 70 direct jobs. Government officials and senior executives from Röhm, OQ and OQ Chemicals, and Advent International attended a ceremony announcing the plant.
Oliver Borgmeier, Ph.D, CEO of OQ Chemicals, said, “With our project Propel, short for Propyls Elevated, we are expanding portfolio applications, whilst supporting Röhm’s new MMA plant with key raw materials and site services. Our business in North America is strong, sustained, and successful, and the Bay City site is a core site for OQ Chemicals. Our significant investment in additional capacity for propionic aldehyde and infrastructure there emphasizes its importance, and the trust we put in the Bay City site and its employees.”