# Victrex opens £10M Polymer Innovation Centre at Blackpool

Victrex opened a £10 million Polymer Innovation Centre at its Thornton-Cleveleys facility near Blackpool. The plant will research and manufacture novel PEEK and PAEK thermoplastics, particularly for aerospace composites and 3D printing, and is expected to create about 60 jobs over the next decade.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-11-08
- Where: Thornton-Cleveleys, near Blackpool, UK, United Kingdom
- Value: $13.2M (10.0M GBP)
- Jobs: 60
- Starts operating: 8 Nov 2017
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 30-70 kg batch manufacture
- Products: PEEK, PAEK thermoplastics, aerospace composite parts
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Victrex](https://endata.com/companies/22097.md)

## Sources

- [interplasinsights.com](https://interplasinsights.com/plastics-industry-news/vicktrex-opens-peek-plant-at-blackpo/), 2017-11-08: "We continue to expand our PAEK-based portfolio, services and technologies into new markets and new applications."

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