Ken O’Brien
An explosion at a German factory that makes resins used in automotive parts has threatened to slow down or halt new car production around the world
The March 31 blast at a plant of chemical maker Evonik Industries AG in the city of Marl in Germany’s Ruhr valley is leading to a shortage of a resin called PA-12. The explosion, which killed two, resulted in a complete loss of making Cyclododecatriene, also called CDT and a key element of PA-12. Global capacity of CDT is very limited.
