Ed
Tarver, Patrick Shabal and Kevin Shea attend
the press conference announcing Trocellen's
plan to build a 100,000 square foot facility
in Augusta.
The
Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce is pleased
to announce that the German-based Trocellen
Group has acquired 13.3 acres in the Forward
Augusta Industrial Park, with plans to construct
a 100,000 square-foot facility within the
next two years. The company, which will
employ 40 to 50 people within five years,
will produce chemically cross-linked polyolefin
foam and value-added combinations involving
these base materials.
The
Augusta site selection was based on numerous
criteria such as labor availability, energy,
economic encouragement, and an exceptional
industrial culture complete with local training
programs. Managing Director Bernd van Husen,
of the Trocellen Group commented, “The
Augusta-Aiken area is a strategic choice relative
to the future of many industries. You can
read any trade journal and regularly see manufacturing
companies moving to the South.” More
than one-third of Trocellen’s global
production goes into automotive applications.
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The
Trocellen Group is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of HT Troplast AG, whose intent is to be a global
leader in all of their specialty plastic businesses.
Trocellen is the global leader in chemically
cross-linked foams with manufacturing facilities
in Brazil, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Malaysia,
and Spain. Consistent with the Corporate “Globalization
Strategy,” new manufacturing facilities
are also planned for Romania and Russia. A new
$15 million production line has been commissioned
in Germany to produce “physically irradiated”
(thin gauge and very smooth) foams. North America
represents a significant final strategic component
for the foam business.
Augusta Mayor Bob Young welcomed Trocellen’s
announcement, saying “this is the first
significant new manufacturing investment in
Augusta in some time. We appreciate your confidence
in our community and wish you much success
with this new plant.”
Ed
Tarver, Chairman of the Augusta Metro Chamber
of Commerce, stated that “The chamber
has been working with Trocellen representatives
for over two years, and it is nice to see
it come to fruition.We thank Trocellen for
their investment in Augusta and look forward
to the groundbreaking for the new facility
next year.”
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