Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG is expanding its chlorine, EDC, and VCM capacities at its Knapsack plant. The commissioning of a new electrolyzer will increase annual chlorine capacity to 310 kt, while EDC and VCM capacities will be increased to 370 kt. These expansions aim to reduce the need to buy EDC and support the expansion of Paste-PVC production at the Burghausen plant. Additionally, Vinnolit is investing in the optimization of its proprietary internal cooling technology for the production of S-PVC at the Knapsack plant. The total investment for both plants amounts to €30 million.
Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG, Ismaning, is to further expand the chlorine, EDC and VCM capacities at its Knapsack plant. The commissioning of a further electrolyzer employing membrane technology raises annual chlorine capacity at this site to 310 kt. Annual capacity for EDC (direct chlorination) and VCM will, in both cases, be increased to 370 kt. The aim of these measures is to further reduce the need to buy in EDC and to support the planned measures to expand Paste-PVC production at the Burghausen plant.
Investment is also being made in the area of Suspension-PVC with the further optimisation of Vinnolit's proprietary high-performance internal cooling technology for the production of S-PVC. "In Knapsack Vinnolit will have access to a reference plant with state-of-the-art technology combining a further improved space time yield and an excellent cost position," states Managing Director Dr Josef Ertl. Investments in Burghausen and Knapsack together total some €30 million.