# Ovivo to build $25M silicon carbide membrane plant in Hutto, Texas

Ovivo announced a $25 million investment to build a 110,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Hutto, Texas, to produce Cembrane silicon carbide flat sheet membranes. The facility is expected to be operational by early 2023 and create nearly 100 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-11-18
- Where: Hutto, Texas, United States
- Value: $25.0M
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: Q1 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 110,000 sq ft
- Products: silicon carbide flat sheet membranes
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Ovivo Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/17329.md)
- [Cembrane A/S](https://endata.com/companies/26558.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ovivo-invests-to-build-a-state-of-the-art-facility-in-texas-to-manufacture-cembrane-silicon-carbide-membranes-301426738.html), 2021-11-18: "Ovivo is pleased to announce a major investment of more than 25 million US dollars for the construction of a state-of-the-art facility that will produce Cembrane's unique patented Silicon Carbide flat sheet membranes"
- [cembrane.com](https://cembrane.com/ovivo-invests-to-build-a-state-of-the-art-facility-in-texas-to-manufacture-cembrane-silicon-carbide-membranes/), 2021-11-18: "We are very excited with this strategic investment to build a manufacturing facility in Texas near our center of excellence for membrane filtration in Austin, to produce Cembrane SiC membranes addressed for multiple water and wastewater treatment applications in North America."

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