# Versalis expands ABS capacity at Mantova plant

Versalis, the chemical company of Eni, announced a medium-to-long-term plan to expand ABS production capacity at its Mantova site by 30,000 tonnes per year. The investment is in the engineering phase with start-up expected in 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-10-09
- Where: Mantova, Italy
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 30,000 tonnes/year
- Products: ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene), styrenic polymers
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Versalis](https://endata.com/companies/10520.md)
- [Eni](https://endata.com/companies/1667.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [corrieredelweb.it](https://www.corrieredelweb.it/versalis-eni-annuncia-espansione/), 2018-10-09: "L'investimento, che riguarda l'espansione dell'impianto di produzione ABS per una capacità aggiuntiva di 30 mila tonnellate/anno, è attualmente in fase di ingegnerizzazione con entrata in marcia nel 2020."
- [versalis.eni.com](https://versalis.eni.com/en-IT/news/note-stampa/2018/versalis-eni-increase-abs-production-capacities-mantua-develop-new-technology.html), 2018-10-11: "The investment, which will increase the capacity of the existing continuous mass ABS unit by 30 kt/y, is currently in the engineering phase, with the new capacity being planned to go onstream 2020."

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