Posted August 31, 2015

 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – DAK Americas LLC (DAK) announced an increase in its polyester staple fiber (PSF) capacity of 230 million pounds per year to meet growing demand in the Americas.

 

The new fiber capacity will be installed at DAK's Pearl River Site in Bay St. Louis, Miss., with project start-up in the second half of 2016.

 

"DAK is proud to expand its Trade Leading Fiber offerings for low-, mid-, and high-tenacity fibers engineered for textile and nonwoven applications," said Mark Ruday, vice president, DAK Americas Fibers Business Unit.

 

Production will focus on lower denier (< 3.0) fibers, but will have the capability to produce fiber products from 0.9 to 9.0 denier.

 

“DAK’s ability to utilize considerable infrastructure currently in place at our Pearl River Site provides the company with a unique opportunity to grow our fiber capacity and meet customer demand with a very competitive investment,” said Jorge Young, DAK President and CEO. Furthermore, “the new fiber facility at the Pearl River Site geographically strengthens DAK’s ability to supply PSF across the Americas with a second U.S. fiber manufacturing location and places DAK in a good position to service the growing Mexico fiber market.”

 

The project will create  86 full-time positions, including operations, maintenance, technical and management roles on site. DAK recently completed a PSF expansion, announced last October) at its facility near Charleston, S.C., adding 27 million pounder per year of PSF capacity. Upon completion of the Pearl River Site fibers expansion, DAK’s total PSF sales capacity in the NAFTA region will be 700 million pounds per year.

 

The Pearl River Site will continue to produce high-quality Laser +®PET resins in support of customers in the region.

 

DAK Americas, based in Charlotte, is wholly owned by Alpek S.A.B. de C.V. of Monterrey, Mexico. The company is comprised of five business units: Polyethylene Terephthalate Resins (PET), Polyesters Staple Fibers (PSF), Monomers/ingredients (TPA/PTA), Specialty Polymers and Green Polyester.

 

Source: DAK Americas

DAK Americas increases PSF capacity for Americas