Sekisui Polymer Innovations Opens Hermoplastics Sheet Materials Used In The Aviation Interiors Market.

Sekisui Polymer Innovations opens hermoplastics sheet materials used in the aviation interiors market.

31-Aug-16

Sekisui Polymer Innovations LLC (SPI) has officially opened its third manufacturing facility in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. Although the thermoplastics manufacturing company purchased the 365,000ft2 facility last year, it recently commissioned the site’s first extrusion line, which is specifically configured to produce Kydex thermoplastics sheet materials used in the aviation interiors market.
The business expansion is a pivotal component of SPI’s success. Moreover, it signifies the first step in a multi-year journey of continuous investment in manufacturing in Pennsylvania. As Ronn Cort, SPI COO & president, explained in his opening remarks, “Our parent company Sekisui Chemical Co., is intentionally investing in the U.S. Strengthening our position in Pennsylvania is a direct reflection of our confidence in the North American plastics manufacturing renaissance and our commitment to create careers in manufacturing in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, and Holland, Michigan.”

In 2015, Sekisui invested US$15 million in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. That investment will continue in all three of SPI’s facilities. South Campus is the new North American corporate headquarters of Sekisui Chemical’s global sheet business that includes businesses in Pennsylvania and Michigan. Cort said, “The addition of this extrusion line has created 25 highly skilled jobs. Additional jobs will be created as we add more extrusion lines and production resources and expand our customer collaboration center including our designLab and FSTLab.”

The Bloomsburg and Holland facilities are designated Zero Emissions (which is zero waste to landfill as defined by Sekisui Chemical’s program). South Campus will also undergo certification as a Zero Emissions facility.