Vynova, a leading European PVC and chlor-alkali company, will build a new production plant for liquid potassium carbonate (K2CO3) at its site in Tessenderlo, Belgium.
The company said the new and larger facility will replace its existing potassium carbonate plant in Tessenderlo, and is expected to be operational by mid-2022. Construction is due to start in the current quarter. A total of €4 million (approximately $4.7 million at current exchange rates) is being invested in the new plant, which will be the largest plant of its kind in Europe, Vynova said.
The new facility will be fully HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical (Control Point) compliant, which will allow the company to continue producing product “that is fit for demanding applications in the food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries.”
The investment is part of a wider company program to support the expansion of Vynova’s potassium derivatives business, and further strengthen its position as Europe’s biggest supplier of potassium derivatives, it said.