# Manner Polymers opens $54M solar-powered PVC compounding plant in Mt. Vernon, Illinois

Manner Polymers opened a $54 million, 100% solar-powered PVC compounding plant in Mount Vernon, Illinois. The facility adds 100 million pounds of annual production capacity and will create more than 60 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-09-03
- Where: Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States
- Value: $54.0M
- Jobs: 60
- Starts operating: 3 Sep 2025
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 100 million pounds per year
- Products: PVC compounds
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Manner Polymers](https://endata.com/companies/70599.md)

## Sources

- [southernillinoisnow.org](https://southernillinoisnow.org/manner-polymers-opens-plastic-industrys-most-advanced-facility-in-mt-vernon/), 2025-09-03: "We felt that coming into this, it was going to be the right place. Now, we KNOW this is the right place."
- [mannerpolymers.com](https://mannerpolymers.com/manner-polymers-celebrates-the-opening-of-its-solar-powered-plant-in-mt-vernon/), 2025-10-06: "This solar-powered facility allows us to produce high-quality products while minimizing our environmental impact — a win for our customers, our employees, and our planet."

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