# DowDuPont to invest $45M in new Kalrez plant in Newark, Delaware

DowDuPont will invest $45 million over two years to purchase and retrofit a Newark, Delaware plant for production of Kalrez high-temperature sealant. The new facility will be twice the size of the current plant and will replace it, with no net increase in permanent jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-05-09
- Where: Newark, Delaware, United States
- Value: $45.0M
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: announced
- Products: Kalrez high-temperature sealant
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [DowDuPont](https://endata.com/companies/3127.md)
- [DuPont Transportation & Advanced Polymers](https://endata.com/companies/31809.md)

## Sources

- [delawareonline.com](https://www.delawareonline.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."
- [firststateupdate.com](https://firststateupdate.com/2018/05/dowdupont-to-invest-45-million-to-expand-production-capacity-in-newark/), 2018-05-09: "Over the next two years, DuPont T&AP plans to invest approximately $45 million to increase manufacturing capacity and then transition production from the current site to the new facility."

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