Dutch chemicals, plastics and life sciences group DSM is increasing capacity at its US high performance materials compounding facility located at Evansville in the US state of Indiana.

The upgrade, by an undisclosed margin, is due to be completed in the third quarter of 2021. No investment cost has been disclosed.

DSM said the modernized and expanded site will be equipped to produce the next generation of advanced materials, including bio-based thermoplastics, and will help meet increased demand for its PA 6 /PA 6.6, PET/PBT compounds and its high-end PA compounds as well as for PPA. 

The group’s engineering plastics arm, which said the expansion is being driven by increasing demand from multiple industries for advanced material solutions, in particular for applications in electrification, metal replacement and lightweighting, plans to use latest state-of-the-art production technologies to increase efficiency and sustainability.

Shruti Singhal, president of DSM Engineering Plastics, said the company’s new project reinforces its focus on North America as a key growth market for its business as well as its commitment to continuously improving the technology and sustainability of its facilities worldwide.