# Mitsubishi Chemical UK to expand SoarnoL production at Saltend, Hull

Mitsubishi Chemical UK will invest hundreds of millions of pounds to build a new production line at Saltend Chemicals Park in Hull, more than doubling capacity for its SoarnoL ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer. The expansion will create dozens of jobs and is expected to be completed by mid-2025.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-08-10
- Where: Saltend Chemicals Park, Hull, United Kingdom
- Jobs: 50
- Starts operating: Jul 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: more than double current capacity
- Products: SoarnoL ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer, gas-barrier packaging material
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Mitsubishi Chemical UK](https://endata.com/companies/10816.md)

## Sources

- [business-live.co.uk](https://www.business-live.co.uk/manufacturing/huge-chemical-plant-expansion-looms-24723448), 2022-08-10: "The potential for this versatile product is phenomenal."
- [yorkshirepost.co.uk](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/jobs-boost-for-hull-as-mitsubishi-chemical-uk-builds-new-production-line-3801282), 2022-08-11: "The potential for this versatile product is phenomenal."
- [holderness-gazette.co.uk](https://holderness-gazette.co.uk/major-investment-to-create-jobs-at-saltend-chemicals-business/), 2022-08-18: "Hundreds of millions of pounds is to be invested at Mitsubishi Chemical UK in Saltend to create a new production line that will more than double capacity and create dozens of jobs."

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