# Trinseo opens S-SBR pilot plant and expands capacity in Schkopau, Germany

Trinseo inaugurated a new S-SBR pilot plant and completed a 50 KT capacity expansion at its Schkopau, Germany site, increasing global S-SBR production by 33%.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-02-28
- Where: Schkopau, Germany, Germany
- Starts operating: 28 Feb 2018
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 50 KT
- Products: solution-styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Trinseo](https://endata.com/companies/17310.md)

## Sources

- [trinseo.com](https://www.trinseo.com/news-and-events/trinseo-news/2018/february/trinseo-inaugurates-state-of-the-art-ssbr-pilot-plant-and-capacity-expansion), 2018-02-28: "Trinseo, a global materials solutions provider and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber, today marked the opening of its new pilot plant and solution-styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR) capacity expansion at Schkopau, Germany."

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