A new production line at Songwon’s site in Suwon, South Korea for the manufacture and distillation of SONGSORB® CS 400 UV stabilizer has become operational.

A new production line at Songwon's site in Suwon, South Korea for the manufacture and distillation of SONGSORB® CS 400 UV stabilizer has become operational. With a total capacity of about 1000 metric tons, it allows fully backward integrated in-house manufacture of the stabiliser at all stages from intermediate to finished product.

Besides this stabiliser, other individual coatings additives as well as blends of UV absorbers and hindered amine light stabilizers are produced at the site.

"This production line, together with our recently established Technology Innovation Center in Maeam, demonstrates Songwon's commitment to supporting coatings customers in developing new-generation solutions for light and heat stabilization," said Rosanna Telesca, Leader Market Center Coatings.

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