# LANXESS expands butyl rubber plant in Belgium

LANXESS will invest EUR 20 million to expand its butyl rubber plant in Zwijndrecht, Belgium, increasing capacity by 14,000 metric tons per year (10% increase).

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-11-18
- Where: Zwijndrecht, Belgium, Belgium
- Value: $25.0M (20.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 14,000 metric tons per year
- Products: butyl rubber, halobutyl synthetic rubber
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [LANXESS](https://endata.com/companies/15514.md)

## Sources

- [knak.jp](http://www.knak.jp/big/lanxess2.htm), 2019-11-18: "LANXESS will expand the production capacity of its butyl rubber plant in Zwijndrecht, Belgium, by 10 percent to meet growing global demand for regular butyl and halobutyl synthetic rubber."

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