# SNF expands polyacrylamide capacity globally with $1.2 billion investment

SNF will expand powder-grade polyacrylamide capacity by 75,000 metric tons per year globally by end of 2020, and emulsion-grade polyacrylamide capacity by 100,000 t per year in the US by end of 2019. The company will have spent $1.2 billion on polyacrylamide capacity expansion over three years ending in 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-08-26
- Value: $1.20B
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 75,000 t/year powder-grade, 100,000 t/year emulsion-grade
- Products: polyacrylamide (powder-grade), polyacrylamide (emulsion-grade)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [SNF Group](https://endata.com/companies/41482.md)

## Sources

- [doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-09733-buscon10), 2019-08-26: "For the 3 years ending in 2020, SNF will have spent $1.2 billion expanding polyacrylamide capacity, the firm says."

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