# Grupa Azoty Compounding opens 50,000 tpa modified plastics plant in Tarnów

Grupa Azoty Compounding, part of Grupa Azoty, opened a new compounding plant in Tarnów, Poland, with an annual capacity of 50,000 tonnes. The investment cost 100 million PLN, and the plant produces specialty modified plastics for automotive, machinery, construction, electronics, and household goods.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-12-18
- Where: Tarnów, Poland
- Value: $26.3M (100.0M PLN)
- Starts operating: 18 Dec 2019
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 50,000 tonnes per year
- Products: specialty modified plastics, modified polyamide
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Grupa Azoty](https://endata.com/companies/9017.md)
- [Akro Plastic GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/44027.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [grupaazoty.com](https://grupaazoty.com/biuro-prasowe/komunikaty-prasowe/uruchomienie-nowej-wytworni-tworzyw-modyfikowanych), 2019-12-19: "Uruchomienie Nowej Wytwórni Tworzyw Modyfikowanych (compoundingu) o mocy produkcyjnej 50 tys. ton rocznie."
- [chemengonline.com](https://www.chemengonline.com/grupa-azoty-launches-plastics-compounding-site-in-poland/?printmode=1), 2020-01-02: "The plant was established in just 1.5 years based on the latest technology and equipment."

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