# Knauf Insulation to build €200M rock mineral insulation plant in Shotton, UK

Knauf Insulation announced a new rock mineral insulation manufacturing plant in Shotton, North Wales, with an annual capacity over 100,000 tonnes. The circa €200 million investment will create around 140 direct jobs and use submerged arc furnace electric melting technology.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-05-19
- Where: Shotton, Clwyd, North Wales, United Kingdom
- Value: $218.0M (200.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 140
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 100,000 tonnes per year
- Products: rock mineral insulation, rock mineral wool
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Knauf Insulation](https://endata.com/companies/21886.md)
- [Tata Steel](https://endata.com/companies/3546.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [knaufinsulation.com](https://www.knaufinsulation.com/news/knauf-insulation-announces-new-rock-mineral-insulation-plant-shotton-north-wales-uk), 2025-05-19: "This major investment of circa €200 million will utilise UK-first, cutting-edge, submerged arc furnace electric melting technology to produce low embodied carbon insulation."
- [oreaco.com](https://www.oreaco.com/copy-of-news-collections/knauf-insulation-unveils-monumental-%C2%A3170-million-edifice-on-tata-steel's-welsh-enclave), 2025-07-11: "Today is a significant milestone not just for Knauf Insulation, but for the local communities of Deeside, and the wider UK construction sector."

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