Ecovyst Provides Update on Plans for Expansion of Orange, Texas, Catalyst Activation Facility

MALVERN, Pa., Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ecovyst Inc. (NYSE: ECVT) ("Ecovyst" or the "Company"), and its subsidiaries, a leading integrated and innovative global provider of advanced materials, specialty catalysts and services, announced today that it plans to invest in a new air emission control system at its Orange, Texas site as part of a project that is expected to increase the efficiency of the facility's emission control process and, through additional permitting, enable the future expansion of production capacity.

The site is part of Ecoservices' Chem32 business, a leading ex-situ sulfiding and pre-activation provider for hydro-processing catalysts, which are used in the production of traditional and renewable fuels. Once installed, the new control system is expected to meet or exceed regulatory-required performance standards for applicable pollutants and also allow for expansion at the site to meet the increasing demand for catalysts that are used in the production of cleaner burning fuels.

About Ecovyst Inc.

Ecovyst Inc. and subsidiaries is a leading integrated and innovative global provider of advanced materials, specialty catalysts and services. We support customers globally through our strategically located network of manufacturing facilities. We believe that our products, which are predominantly inorganic, and our services contribute to improving the sustainability of the environment.

We have two uniquely positioned specialty businesses: Ecoservices provides sulfuric acid recycling to the North American refining industry for the production of alkylate and provides high quality and high strength virgin sulfuric acid for industrial and mining applications. Ecoservices also provides chemical waste handling and treatment services, and through its Chem32 business, provides ex-situ catalyst activation services for the refining and petrochemical industry. Advanced Materials & Catalysts provides finished silica catalysts, catalyst supports and functionalized silicas necessary to produce high performing plastics and to enable sustainable chemistry, and through its Zeolyst joint venture, innovates and supplies specialty zeolites used in catalysts that support the production of renewable fuels, remove nitrogen oxides from diesel engine emissions, and that are broadly applied in refining and petrochemical processes.

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For more information:
Gene Shiels ? Director of Investor Relations
(484) 617-1225
[email protected]

SOURCE Ecovyst Inc.