Teknor Apex Co. Is adding a new compounding line in Fountain Inn, S.C., and is diversifying the output of a line in Brownsville, Tenn
The new line in Fountain Inn will have annual capacity of 30 million pounds and will be operational in August, officials with Pawtucket, R.I.-based Teknor said in a July 21 news release. The line will use high-efficiency mixing technology to produce flexible PVC compounds with improved melt elasticity for profiles, film, sheet and wire insulation. In Brownsville, Teknor is converting a flexible PVC compound line into one that can make both rigid and flexible PVC compounds. The resulting swing line will allow Teknor to serve a growing number of customers who buy both materials and want to source them both from a single facility, Teknor vinyl Vice President Louis Cappucci said in the release. “Teknor Apex made the decision to invest in these projects more than a year ago, in the depths of the recession, because they will increase our capabilities in two areas where there is strong demand,” Cappucci said.
