DuPont makes big investment in Tyvek
DuPont Safety & Construction, a business unit of DowDuPont Specialty Products Division, plans to invest more than $400 million to expand capacity for the manufacturing of Tyvek nonwoven materials at its facility in Luxembourg.
The production expansion, which will add a new building and third operating line at the site, is scheduled to start up in 2021.
“Global demand for DuPont Tyvek continues to grow worldwide in all of our key end-use markets," said Rose Lee, president – DuPont Safety & Construction. "This capacity expansion plan is a critical step in growing the Tyvek business, maintaining our leadership in nonwoven materials, and delivering the innovation customers expect from DuPont."
DuPont cites industry estimates and says the potential for global sales of Tyvek is several billion dollars.
Last year DuPont celebrated the 50th anniversary of DuPont Tyvek, a nonwoven material made of 100 percent high-density polyethylene that enables protection, security and safety in a wide variety of industries and applications. The most common known use of Tyvek is housewrap.
The production expansion, which will add a new building and third operating line at the site, is scheduled to start up in 2021.
“Global demand for DuPont Tyvek continues to grow worldwide in all of our key end-use markets," said Rose Lee, president – DuPont Safety & Construction. "This capacity expansion plan is a critical step in growing the Tyvek business, maintaining our leadership in nonwoven materials, and delivering the innovation customers expect from DuPont."
DuPont cites industry estimates and says the potential for global sales of Tyvek is several billion dollars.
Last year DuPont celebrated the 50th anniversary of DuPont Tyvek, a nonwoven material made of 100 percent high-density polyethylene that enables protection, security and safety in a wide variety of industries and applications. The most common known use of Tyvek is housewrap.