# Sumika Polymer Compounds invests €15M to expand site in France

Sumika Polymer Compounds is investing €15 million to expand its industrial site in Saint-Martin-de-Crau, France, with a new 5,000-square-metre facility that will transform 10,000 tons of plastic waste into recycled polypropylene granules annually. The project will create 30 jobs over three years.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-03-06
- Where: Saint-Martin-de-Crau, France, France
- Value: $16.3M (15.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 30
- Starts operating: 2026
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 10,000 tons of recycled polypropylene granules per year
- Products: recycled polypropylene granules
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Sumika Polymer Compounds](https://endata.com/companies/57835.md)
- [Sumitomo Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/20503.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [risingsud.fr](https://www.risingsud.fr/our-news/sumika-polymer-compounds-is-investing-15-million-to-expand-its-site-in-the-south-of-france), 2025-03-06: "Sumika Polymer Compounds is investing €15 million to expand its site in the South of France."
- [lejournaldesentreprises.com](https://www.lejournaldesentreprises.com/article/pres-darles-sumika-polymer-compounds-pose-la-premiere-pierre-de-sa-future-unite-de-recyclage-de-2114982), 2025-03-06: "Nous allons redonner une seconde vie aux produits."

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