# Solvay starts new polyethersulfone line at Panoli plant in Gujarat

Solvay has started operation of a new Veradel PESU (polyethersulfone) line at its plant in Panoli, Gujarat, India. The capacity increase is part of a plan to raise sulfone polymers production capacity by 35% over five years.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-11-01
- Where: Panoli, Gujarat, India, India
- Starts operating: 1 Nov 2019
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 35% increase in sulfone polymers production capacity over five years
- Products: Veradel PESU (polyethersulfone), sulfone polymers
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Solvay](https://endata.com/companies/1830.md)

## Sources

- [echemi.com](https://www.echemi.com/cms/77081.html), 2019-11-01: "Solvay has started the operation of its new Veradel PESU (polyethersulfone) line at its plant in Panoli, Gujarat."
- [solvay.com](https://www.solvay.com/en/press-release/solvay-doubles-rhovanil-natural-cw-vanillin-capacity), 2019-12-03: "By doubling the production capacity of Rhovanil® Natural CW to 120 metric tons and aligning our production process with the National Organic Program requirements in the United States, we are responding to our customers’ global long-term natural growth needs."

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