Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG plans to increase capacity at its Burghausen plant to strengthen its position as the global market leader for Paste-PVC. The expansion will increase annual capacity from 50kt to 71kt and involves the construction of a spray dryer and the removal of bottlenecks in the polymerisation process. The company aims to keep up with the growing Paste-PVC markets in Eastern Europe and overseas. Additionally, the capacity of raw materials chlorine, EDC, and VCM in Knapsack will also be increased. The total investment for both plants amounts to €30 million.
Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG, Ismaning, is to further strengthen its position as worldwide market leader for Paste-PVC by increasing capacity at its Burghausen plant.
The expansion, based on the Emulsion-PVC process, will increase annual capacity at this site from 50kt to 71kt and involves the construction of a further spray dryer and the removal of bottlenecks in the polymerisation process. "We intend to maintain pace with the dynamic growth of the Paste-PVC markets in Eastern Europe and overseas," states Managing Director, Dr Josef Ertl. Alongside the expansion of Paste-PVC, the capacity of the raw materials chlorine, EDC and VCM in Knapsack will also be increased. The investments in Burghausen and Knapsack together total some €30million.