DuPont announces plans to increase packaging & industrial polymers capacity
Move reflects growing demand for advanced materials
As a leading supplier of high-performance materials to the packaging, automotive, industrial and consumer industries, DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers (dupont.com) announces its intent to continue to increase production capacity of its ethylene copolymers assets at its Texas manufacturing facilities to meet growing market demand.
Plans include a series of investments totaling more than $100 million to be completed over the next three to four years. More than one-third of the investment is expected to be installed by the end of 2015. The balance of the investment is expected to be completed over the following three years.