Victrex plc, a provider of high performance materials through the manufacture of VICTREX® PEEK™ polymer, has opened a new polymer manufacturing plant at its main production facility in Thornton Cleveleys in Lancashire, UK. The new facility, which represents a £32 million investment, has been built to support future demand for VICTREX PEEK polymer and VICTREX PEEK-based products, such as VICOTE® Coatings and APTIV™ Film.

Victrex plc, a provider of high performance materials through the manufacture of VICTREX® PEEK™ polymer, has opened a new polymer manufacturing plant at its main production facility in Thornton Cleveleys in Lancashire, UK. The new facility, which represents a £32 million investment, has been built to support future demand for VICTREX PEEK polymer and VICTREX PEEK-based products, such as VICOTE® Coatings and APTIV™ Film. It will increase the company’s production capacity by approximately 50% and establish a second stand-alone source of VICTREX PEEK polymer. The facility has the ability to produce 1,450 metric tons per year of these products, increasing the company’s total production capacity to 4,250 metric tons per year.

To support the new plant opening Victrex has also increased its production workforce by eight and opened three new apprenticeship positions. The new plant's design minimizes energy consumption, reduces water consumption and provides improved effluent treatment. The new technology for treating effluent will also be implemented in the existing plant. According to the company, the state-of-the-art plant is fully automated and operated from a central control room, making it highly cost effective.

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