The Innovation Center adds 36,000 square feet of state-of-the-art laboratory and office space, allowing up to 60 research and development scientists to collaborate.
Planned to come on stream by 2025, the complex will have an annual production capacity of approximately 400,000 metric tons of BA and 100,000 metric tons of 2-EHA.
The chemical distributor will expand to 10 states, including California, Oregon, Colorado, Nevada, Washington, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Arizona, and Wyoming.
The company has been utilizing its warehouse in Lagos, Nigeria, to provide specialty chemicals, such as adhesives, resins, additives, and fillers from leading chemical manufacturers to end users.
Brenntag will operate the facility in Pomona, enabling water treatment customers in the region to benefit from expanded blending and storage capacities.
The specialty chemicals company is investing in its site in Freeport, Texas, to meet the rising demand for specialty aliphatic isocyanates used in the production of low-VOC polyurethane coatings and adhesives.
The company manufactures a wide variety of products for various markets and applications, including biocidal products for the disinfecting, food processing, and oil and gas markets, among other uses.