# FAR Chemical to expand Palm Bay facility and workforce

FAR Chemical, a specialty chemicals manufacturer, will expand its Palm Bay, Florida facility, adding specialized equipment and increasing the workforce by over 50% over the next twelve months. The expansion follows a 40% capacity increase in late 2018.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-06-12
- Where: Palm Bay, Florida, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: brominated compounds, organometallics, pyrophoric materials, trimethylchlorosilane
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [FAR Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/19748.md)
- [CPS Performance Materials](https://endata.com/companies/35540.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [cpsperformancematerials.com](https://cpsperformancematerials.com/news/far-chemical-to-expand-palm-bay-florida-facility/), 2019-06-12: "Over the next twelve months, we expect to increase the workforce at Palm Bay by over 50 percent."
- [far-chemical.com](https://far-chemical.com/far-chemical-to-expand-palm-bay-florida-facility/), 2019-06-12: "Over the next twelve months, we expect to increase the workforce at Palm Bay by over 50 percent."
- [cpsperformancematerials.com](https://cpsperformancematerials.com/news/), 2019-08-21: "FAR Chemical, a leader in scaling up and manufacturing multi-step…"

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