# LG Chem breaks ground on two ABS factories in Ravenna, Ohio

LG Chem broke ground on two new buildings in Ravenna, Ohio: a 148,400-square-foot ABS compounding plant and a 60,350-square-foot ABS Technical Center. The facilities will produce ABS plastic for the automotive industry and employ over 100 people, with operations expected by the end of 2023.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-05-12
- Where: Ravenna, Ohio, United States
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: 2023
- Status: under construction
- Products: ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) plastic compound
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [LG Chem](https://endata.com/companies/2456.md)

## Sources

- [record-courier.com](https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/2022/05/12/lg-chem-starts-construction-two-ravenna-factories-chestnut-commerce-center-portage-county-ohio/9729879002/), 2022-05-12: "Hopefully by the end of next year, you will see our operation."

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