US performance materials and specialty chemicals company Solutia (NYSE: SOA) plans to optimize and expand its Saflex polyvinyl butyral (PVB) interlayer manufacturing capacity in South America, the company said in a statement."This region, specifically Brazil and Argentina, is a rapidly expanding market for the key automotive and construction industries," said Timothy J Wessel, president and general manager of Solutia's Advanced Interlayers division.
"We are optimizing our current operations and will be implementing future expansions to better position our customers to seize opportunities in the market."
Solutia currently has six manufacturing sites worldwide that produce Saflex PVB interlayers and encapsulants, including a facility in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil.
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