# Manner Polymers to build 100,000 SF solar-powered PVC plant in Mount Vernon, Illinois

Contegra Construction is building a 100,000-square-foot solar-powered manufacturing plant for Manner Polymers in Mount Vernon, Illinois. The plant will manufacture flexible PVC compounds, expand production capacity by 100 million pounds, and create 60 new jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-04-30
- Where: Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States
- Jobs: 60
- Starts operating: Nov 2025
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 100 million pounds
- Products: flexible PVC compounds
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Manner Polymers](https://endata.com/companies/70599.md)
- [Contegra Construction](https://endata.com/companies/72723.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [rebusinessonline.com](https://rebusinessonline.com/contegra-construction-to-build-100000-sf-manufacturing-plant-for-manner-polymers-in-mount-vernon-illinois/), 2024-04-30: "Contegra expects to complete the project in November, with the plant scheduled to be fully operational by fall 2025."
- [ibjonline.com](https://www.ibjonline.com/2024/05/02/contegra-building-solar-powered-manufacturing-plant-in-mt-vernon-for-manner-polymers/), 2024-05-02: "Manner Polymers is expanding its PVC production capabilities with a new solar powered manufacturing plant in Mount Vernon, Ill."

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