Posted on 09/01/2019 5:34:59 PM PDT by buckalfa
Spartanburg-based Milliken & Company, recognized as a worldwide leader of plastic additives and colorants, announced plans to construct a new, state-of-the-art chemical manufacturing plant and knowledge center in Asia.
Expected to begin operations in Q1 2021, the facility expands Millikens chemical manufacturing footprint to support increasing demand across Asia, including rapidly growing markets in India and China. The company currently operates an applications lab and technical service and sales office in Singapore, and recently celebrated its 20-year presence in the region.
Millikens commitment to our growing markets in Asia is unwavering. With this investment, we hope to expand the positive impact innovative chemical manufacturing can contribute to the region and to the world, said Allen Jacoby, senior vice president of the Plastics Additives business within Millikens Chemical division.
The new plant will have the capability to manufacture several integral Milliken plastic additives that bring sustainability and production benefits to the global plastics industry. Primarily, the location will produce the companys Hyperform® family of nucleating agents for polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE); as well as specialty colorants for a broad range of product applications, including home and laundry care, personal care, industrial and institutional cleaners, and polyurethane foams.
The Singapore plant will be staffed with a skilled workforce including research and development chemists, chemical engineers and technical support. Those interested in joining the innovation company may search for employment opportunities at the location using the companys careers website, milliken.com/careers during Q1 2021.
Yes, but it makes sense to manufacture in Asia and Singapore is stable, bbusiness friendly, and can supply needed feedstocks. A middle finger China!
Milliken is going to Singapore to make color agents for plastic that the chicoms will buy and turn into crap to sell in the USA.
I worked for Roger Milliken in the 70’s. He would not be happy with this.
As someone who sold a lot of reupholstery jobs and custom furniture orders, I can remember the belief that anything by Milliken nills was going to last a LONG time and wear incredibly well.
Yes, but it makes sense to manufacture in Asia”
Only if you don’t care about rebuilding America’s manufacturing base. Clinton and Obama always said that shipping manufacturing overseas made economic sense. Trump said something different. He said it was time to bring American industry’s jobs back to America.
Singapore is also a very expensive place to operate. I used to have a client with a facilities in Singapore and Malaysia, and schedule two weeks for a trip, split between the location. The weekends were mostly spent in Singapore.
In the Singapore facility, probably about 80% of the workers were brought in by buses from Malaysia. The workers couldnt afford the Singapore costs.
To put it it into context, an order of ribs and a beer at a Chillis near the hotel would run about $54 Singapore dollars. At the time, one U.S. dollar was about $1.25 Singapore dollars.
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