Wichita, Kan.-Invista Intermediates announced Nov. 13 that it will build a nitric acid plant on Jurong Island in Singapore. Nitric acid is one of the feed stocks for adipic acid, which is used in the manufacture of nylon, polyurethane, and other products. Ground breaking for the nitric acid plant was held Nov. 13. The new facility will be built on Invista’s Sakra site adjacent to the company’s existing adipic acid plant, which will improve the energy efficiency of the unit. Construction will begin immediately and is expected to be complete by mid-2009. The facility has been designed to meet 100 percent of the adipic acid plant’s needs for nitric acid. “This new nitric acid facility will strengthen our long term supply situation for nitric acid, helping us to better meet our customers’ needs and to significantly strengthen the competitiveness of our Intermediates business in the region,” said Warren Primeaux, president, Invista Intermediates. “The new plant also underscores Invista’s continuing growth in Singapore and Asia as a whole.”
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