Hercules to expand synlube plant

Hercules Incorporated, based in Wilmington, Delaware, said it will expand its synthetic lubricants capacity at the company’s Louisiana, Missouri, facility, following the extension of a long-standing manufacturing agreement between Hercules and Uniqema, based in Gouda, Netherlands. “We anticipate the expansion of our synthetic lubricants capacity will be completed by the second quarter of 2007, said Paul Raymond, president of Hercules Paper Technologies and Ventures. Hercules manufactures and markets chemical specialties globally. Uniqema produces and markets a unique range of surfactants, functional ingredients and oleochemicals worldwide. (July 31, 2006)