# Borealis opens new PP compounding plant in Taylorsville, North Carolina

Borealis officially opened a new polypropylene compounding plant in Taylorsville, North Carolina, adding 66 million lbs of capacity for thermoplastic olefin and short glass fibre compounds used in automotive parts. The plant came on stream in early Q1 2019.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-05-17
- Where: Taylorsville, North Carolina, United States
- Starts operating: Feb 2019
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 66 million lbs per year
- Products: polypropylene compounds, thermoplastic olefin compounds, short glass fibre compounds
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Borealis](https://endata.com/companies/242.md)

## Sources

- [just-auto.com](https://www.just-auto.com/news/borealis-opens-new-pp-compounding-plant-in-north-carolina/), 2019-05-17: "Adding a compounding facility in North America helps drive our growth while also benefiting our customers through regional supply and product development capabilities."

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