# DowDuPont to invest $45 million in new Newark plant for Kalrez sealant production

DowDuPont will invest $45 million over two years to buy and retrofit a new Newark, Delaware plant producing Kalrez high-temperature sealant material. The facility will be twice the size of the current site and will not add permanent jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-05-09
- Where: Newark, Delaware, United States
- Value: $45.0M
- Jobs: 0
- Status: announced
- Capacity: twice the size of the current facility
- Products: Kalrez high-temperature sealing material, O-rings, sealants
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [DowDuPont](https://endata.com/companies/3127.md)

## Sources

- [ydr.com](https://www.ydr.com/story/money/business/2018/05/09/dowdupont-invest-45-million-newark-manufacturing-plant/595438002/), 2018-05-09: "DowDuPont will invest $45 million over the next two years to purchase and retrofit a Newark plant for the production of high-temperature sealant used to make O-rings and similar products."
- [delawarepublic.org](https://www.delawarepublic.org/business/2018-05-09/dowdupont-to-invest-in-new-newark-manufacturing-site), 2018-05-09: "DowDupont plans to invest $45 million to double manufacturing and move the operation to the new location over the next two years."

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