# Ascend Performance Materials expands Greenwood County nylon polymer production

Ascend Performance Materials is investing $35.2 million to upgrade several lines at its Greenwood, South Carolina facility, increasing nylon polymer production capacity by 50% and creating 30 new jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-12-18
- Where: Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
- Value: $35.2M
- Jobs: 30
- Starts operating: Q1 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 50% increase in polymer production
- Products: nylon 6/6 fibers, resins, compounds
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Ascend Performance Materials](https://endata.com/companies/26329.md)

## Sources

- [upstatescalliance.com](https://www.upstatescalliance.com/announcements/ascend-performance-materials-growing-greenwood-county-operations/), 2018-12-18: "Ascend is investing $35.2 million, creating 30 new jobs."

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