# Anchor Chemicals opens consolidated greenfield plant in Pietermaritzburg

Anchor Chemicals, owned by Hobart Enterprises, has consolidated its two KwaZulu-Natal plants into a new greenfield facility in Willowton, Pietermaritzburg. The plant was opened on 2023-02-02, occupying 5,000 m² with 25 new jobs and capacity for 550 tons of storage.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-02-02
- Where: Willowton, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Jobs: 25
- Starts operating: 2 Feb 2023
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 550 tons storage
- Products: adhesives (Ty-Ply, Ecorrlok), processing aids, powder blends, anti-tack agents, TPR compounds, TPE compounds, thermoplastic masterbatch
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Anchor Chemicals](https://endata.com/companies/68665.md)
- [Hobart Enterprises](https://endata.com/companies/68666.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [sapt.co.za](https://sapt.co.za/huge-investment-in-anchor-chemicals-by-hobart-enterprises/), 2023-02-21: "The plant was opened on 2 February with VIP guests from Isle of Man based Hobart Enterprises group, the owner of Anchor Chemicals."

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