# Orbia and Solvay partner on battery-grade PVDF plants in US Southeast

Orbia and Solvay reached a preliminary JV agreement to build two battery-grade PVDF plants in the southeastern US, with total investment of $850mn. One plant will be in Augusta, Georgia. Construction is expected to conclude by mid-2026.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2023-06-06
- Where: Augusta, Georgia (one plant); second location not announced, United States
- Value: $850.0M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 20,000 metric tonnes/yr battery-grade suspension PVDF
- Products: battery-grade polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Solvay](https://endata.com/companies/1830.md) (partner)
- [Orbia](https://endata.com/companies/21178.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [argusmedia.com](https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-insights/latest-market-news/2456862-orbia-solvay-partner-on-battery-grade-pvdf), 2024-03-25: "Global polyvinyl chloride (PVC) producer Orbia reached a preliminary joint-venture agreement with European chemicals producer Solvay to construct two plants in the southeastern US for battery-grade polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)."

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