DuPont's Cooper River plant in South Carolina is to receive a planned investment to the tune of US$500 mln for expansion of capacity of Kevlar . Kevlar is a high performance para-aramid fiber that finds application in industrial and military uses. The investment will include construction of a new Kevlar fiber facility, scheduled to begin in January 2008. The plant startup is scheduled for 2010. The company is investing an additional US$50 mln at its Spruance plant in Richmond, Va., to increase Kevlar polymer production.
The new Cooper River facility is the focal point of a multi-phase, multi-year Kevlar production expansion, slated to increase global Kevlar production capacity by over 25%. The combined expansion represents the largest single investment in Kevlar and the largest capacity increase since the fiber was introduced in 1965.
The new Cooper River facility is the focal point of a multi-phase, multi-year Kevlar production expansion, slated to increase global Kevlar production capacity by over 25%. The combined expansion represents the largest single investment in Kevlar and the largest capacity increase since the fiber was introduced in 1965.
