Indorama Ventures Oxides Australia
Acquired in 2020
Indorama Ventures Oxides Australia marks the company’s entrance into the continent through the acquisition of Huntsman assets. The Botany facility is the only non-ionic surfactant manufacturer in the country, it was built by ICI in 1964 and purchased by Huntsman in December of 1998. Products manufactured at this site include Glycols, which are used in auto coolants, polyester resins and gas drying, MPP used for brake fluids, sugar based surfactants and home cleaning products and non-ionic surfactants used for detergents, dispersants/foaming agents in the agriculture, mining and cleaning markets as well as a myriad of other products and applications.
Type
Acquisition
Location
Botany, Australia
Technology
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Capacity
| Products |
Capacity (MM lb)
|
| Ethylene Oxide |
90 MM lb (40 kte pa)
|
| Surfactants |
75 MM lb (35 kte pa)
|
| Glycol Ethers |
10 MM lb (5 kte pa)
|
| Glycols |
35 MM lb (16 kte pa)
|
Brand (if any)
n/a
ISO & Related Certifications
ISO 9001:2015
Products
Ethylene Oxide Derivatives, Non-ionic Surfactants, Ethylene Glycol, Glycols