# Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials expands Reading plant with $20.3M investment

Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials is expanding its Reading, Pennsylvania plant with a $20.3 million investment. The project includes renovations, construction of a new facility, and installation of new machinery, creating 42 new jobs and retaining 441 existing jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-07-08
- Where: Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
- Value: $20.3M
- Jobs: 42
- Status: announced
- Products: specialty engineering thermoplastics, composites
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials](https://endata.com/companies/39770.md)

## Sources

- [abc27.com](https://www.abc27.com/pennsylvania/berks-county-manufacturing-plant-announces-planned-expansion/), 2026-07-08: "Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials is expanding its Berks County operations which the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development said would add 42 jobs over the next three years"

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