# Solvay builds new PEEK production unit in Augusta, Georgia

Solvay is building a new specialty polymers PEEK resin unit at its site in Augusta, Georgia, expected to come on stream in mid-2016. Combined with an expansion in Panoli, India, Solvay will invest over $85 million to raise total PEEK neat resin capacity to more than 2,500 metric tons worldwide.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-04-09
- Where: Augusta, Georgia, United States
- Value: $85.0M
- Starts operating: Q3 2016
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: more than 2,500 Metric Tons worldwide
- Products: PEEK (polyether etherketone) resin, KetaSpire PEEK, AvaSpire PAEK
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [manufacturing-journal.net](https://www.manufacturing-journal.net/press-release/3338-solvay-builds-u-s-specialty-polymers-peek-production-unit-in-major-expansion-drive), 2020-04-09: "Solvay is building a new specialty polymers resin unit in the United States, significantly expanding its production capacity of PEEK (polyether etherketone) and solidifying itself as a leader in the industry."

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