# Manner Polymers to build 100,000 sq ft PVC plant in Mount Vernon, Illinois

Manner Polymers is constructing a new 100,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Mount Vernon, Illinois. The solar-powered plant will produce PVC compounds for automotive and solar panel applications, with production expected to begin in Q3 2025.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-07-16
- Where: Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States
- Value: $54.0M
- Starts operating: Q3 2025
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 100,000 square feet
- Products: PVC compounds, automotive PVC compounds for electric vehicles, components for solar panels
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [morningsentinel.com](https://www.morningsentinel.com/2024/07/16/manner-polymers-construction-is-making-progress/), 2024-07-16: "We're very excited to get up and running in Mount Vernon."
- [japantimes.co.jp](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/country-report/2024/07/30/global-media-post/u-s-midwest-report-2024/jefferson-county-secures-54-m-investment-green-factory/), 2024-07-29: "Touted to be 'the most environmentally sustainable compounding plant in the world' by Manner Polymers’ CEO Raj Bhargava"

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