LANXESS Doubles Capacity for High-Purity Benzyl Alcohol in North America
Specialty chemicals company LANXESS has doubled the production capacity for benzyl alcohol at its U.S. site in Kalama, Washington to support the growth of its established customer base in the Americas. The capacity expansion is the result of various technical upgrades.
“With our innovative purification process, LANXESS is the world’s leading producer of benzyl alcohol. The Kalama site now serves as the central hub in our global plant network of four sites producing high-purity benzyl alcohol,” said Holger Hueppeler, Global Head of LANXESS’ Flavors & Fragrances business unit. “By doubling Kalama’s production capacity we can provide fast international deliveries and offer a resilient supply chain that can cope with increasing geopolitical uncertainties.”