# Lianhetech Seal Sands plans multi-million-pound expansion and digitalisation of Teesside plant

Lianhetech Seal Sands has committed to a multi-million-pound expansion of its site in Middlesbrough, doubling overall capacity, and plans a digital greenfield site. Siemens DI is providing automation technologies for the project.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-09-29
- Where: Middlesbrough, Teesside, United Kingdom
- Status: announced
- Capacity: double the sites overall capacity
- Products: fine chemicals
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Lianhetech Seal Sands](https://endata.com/companies/50213.md)
- [Siemens Digital Industries](https://endata.com/companies/38484.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [manufacturingmanagement.co.uk](https://www.manufacturingmanagement.co.uk/content/news/siemens-di-and-lianhetech-seal-sands-develop-plans-for-digital-chemicals-factory), 2020-09-29: "Lianhetech, which makes high quality fine chemicals for the crop protection, pharmaceutical and performance markets, has committed to a multi-million-pound expansion of its site in Middlesbrough."
- [news.siemens.co.uk](https://news.siemens.co.uk/news/siemens-technologies-support-plan-to-create-one-of-uks-largest-digital-chemical-facilities), 2020-09-30: "Lianhetech, which makes high quality fine chemicals for the crop protection, pharmaceutical and performance markets, has committed to a multi-million-pound expansion of its site in Middlesbrough."
- [controlsdrivesautomation.com](https://www.controlsdrivesautomation.com/Siemens-create-digital-chemical-facility), 2020-10-05: "Lianhetech, which makes high quality fine chemicals for the crop protection, pharmaceutical and performance markets, has committed to a multi-million-pound expansion of its site in Middlesbrough."

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