異氰酸酯廠商Vencorex已完成擴展，目前正在北美地區生產其Easaqu系列水性聚氨酯交聯劑。

　　公司表示，有了這條新生產線，自由港地區便能向顧客提供完整的系列產品，有利于加強其全球脂肪族異氰酸酯業務的發展。該地區的投資增加了戰略重點及可靠性，有利于進一步促進美國在未來幾年的發展。

　　Vencorex由亞洲首屈一指的大型石化公司PTT全球化工，以及處于全球化學品市場領先地位的柏斯托集團共同成立。Vencorex擁有關鍵技術，并且是聚氨酯產業中芳香族異氰酸酯(TDI)、脂肪族異氰酸酯(HDI, IPDI) 及其衍生物的主要生產者。Vencorex倚賴遍布全球的商務代表，并在法國及美國擁有制造工廠及實驗室。

　　原文如下：

　　Freeport, New York — Isocyanate producer Vencorex has completed its expansion and now producing its Easaqu range of crosslinkers for waterborne PU applications in North America.

　　With this new production chain, the Freeport site can now offer to its customers the complete range of derivatives owned by Vencorex, the company said.

　　This expansion is part of the firm’s intention to strengthen its global aliphatic isocyanates offering, which include HDI, IPDI, Tolonate and Easaqua grades and new products.

　　Vencorex sees “the investment adding strategic importance with increased reliability in the zone, with the potential to further support growth in the Americas in the coming years,” the firm added.

　　The company announced its Freeport plans in October 2014, as reported at UTECH-polyurethane.com at the time.

　　Easaqua is a crosslinker for waterborne polyurethane alternatives to conventional solvent-based coatings.