# Zschimmer & Schwarz opens synthetic ester plant in Ivey, Georgia

Zschimmer & Schwarz USA has opened a greenfield synthetic ester plant in Ivey, Georgia. Production began in December 2018, and the first two reactors will be fully operational by March 2019, adding 45 million pounds of domestic synthetic ester capacity.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-01-07
- Where: Ivey, Georgia, United States
- Starts operating: Dec 2018
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 45 million pounds
- Products: synthetic esters
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Zschimmer & Schwarz USA](https://endata.com/companies/36762.md)

## Sources

- [nlgi.org](https://www.nlgi.org/zschimmer-schwarz-announces-opening-of-esterification-plant-in-ivey-ga/), 2019-01-17: "Production at Ivey began in December 2018 and the first two reactors will be fully operational by March 2019."

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