# Solvay to invest $70M in HALS unit expansion at Willow Island, West Virginia

Solvay is investing $70 million to build a second, independent HMW HALS manufacturing unit at its Willow Island, West Virginia plant. The expansion is expected to create 30-40 new union jobs and be operational by mid-2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-05-21
- Where: Willow Island, West Virginia, United States
- Value: $70.0M
- Jobs: 35
- Starts operating: Jul 2019
- Status: under construction
- Products: HMW hindered amine light stabilizers (HALS)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Solvay](https://endata.com/companies/1830.md)

## Sources

- [usw.org](https://usw.org/news/solvay-expansion-of-former-cytec-plant-in-west-virginia-creates-more-union-jobs/), 2018-05-21: "Solvay’s $70 million expansion of its Willow Island, W. Va., manufacturing plant is expected to create 30-40 new union jobs."

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