# Arkema announces a project to double its thiochemicals production capacity in Malaysia | Arkema Global

> Arkema announced it will double methyl mercaptan capacity at its Kerteh site in Malaysia, with the project due on stream in 2020. The company cites growth in animal feed, petrochemical and refining markets in Asia, which it expects to exceed 5% annually.

- Date: 2017-07-11 · published 2017-07-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Asia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70305-arkema-announces-a-project-to-double-its-thiochemicals-production-capacity-in
- Commodities: [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md)

## Why it matters

Methyl mercaptan is a key intermediate for methionine, so added capacity points to future methionine supply growth, a longer-term bearish factor for methionine prices.

## Read by commodity

- METH: bearish ▼

## Sources

- arkema.com: https://www.arkema.com/global/en/media/newslist/news/global/corporate/2017/20170711-Arkema-announces--1/

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