# Solstice Advanced Materials to invest $220M in ballistic fiber plant in Virginia

Solstice Advanced Materials plans to invest more than $220 million to expand its ballistic fiber manufacturing facility in Colonial Heights, Virginia, creating 100 new jobs by 2029. The expansion was announced on February 9, 2026.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-02-09
- Where: Colonial Heights, Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
- Value: $220.0M
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: 30 Sep 2030
- Status: announced
- Products: Spectra fiber, composite materials, ballistic materials
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Solstice Advanced Materials](https://endata.com/companies/88861.md)

## Sources

- [d2pmagazine.com](https://www.d2pmagazine.com/2026/02/09/solstice-advanced-materials-to-expand-ballistic-fiber-manufacturing-in-virginia/), 2026-02-09: "This investment underscores Solstice’s commitment to maintaining technology leadership in high-performance protective materials, strengthening U.S.-based manufacturing and enhancing supply chain resiliency for defense-critical materials."

---
Data from Endata (https://endata.com/). Announcements are summarized from public sources and may be incomplete; check the linked originals.