The operation will employ around 60 people in highly skilled
manufacturing jobs this year and up to 131 by 2019.
Addivant
Multimillion-Dollar Expansion
Near the end of July 2017, Addivant celebrated the com-
pletion of a multimillion-dollar expansion of its manufactur-
ing facility in Morgantown, WV. Addivant is a leading global
supplier of antioxidants, intermediates and inhibitors; poly-
mer modifiers; and UV stabilizer solutions. This expansion
allowed the company to triple the production of the liquid
phosphite antioxidant WESTON 705. Addivant’s leadership
team decided this expansion should take place at its Morgan-
town facility because of the already existing partnership with
state and local officials and the very technical workforce that
had already been developed on-site. That expansion added 15
new jobs to the company’s existing workforce.
ROCKWOOL
New $150 Million Manufacturing Facility
In July 2017, ROCKWOOL announced plans to build a
$150 million, 463,000-square-foot manufacturing facility on
an estimated 130 acres on the Jefferson Orchards site in Jef-
ferson County. ROCKWOOL is the world’s largest producer
of stone wool products. The West Virginia facility will be the
second facility ROCKWOOL has opened in the U.S. The Jef-
ferson County plant will produce stone wool insulation for
building insulation and customized solutions for industrial
applications, acoustic ceilings and other applications. ROCK-
WOOL chose the West Virginia location due to its access to
market and logistics, being located conveniently off I-81. An
official groundbreaking ceremony took place in October, and
construction is expected to be completed by early 2020. Upon
completion, the plant will create up to 150 jobs with positions
ranging from management to the production line.
US Methanol
New $85 Million Methanol Production Facility
September 2017 brought more big wins for economic devel-
opment expansion in the Mountain State. US Methanol broke
ground for its new $85 million methanol production facility
in Institute in Kanawha County. The company is in the pro-
cess of disassembling its existing plant in Brazil and will reas-
semble it in West Virginia. The Liberty One plant will convert
natural gas into methanol. US Methanol found the Institute
site appealing because of nearby access to barge shipping lanes
and rail and truck transportation. The site is near prospec-
tive customers such as manufacturers The Chemours Com-
pany and Dow Chemical Company. Liberty One is expected
to start production this summer and produce approximately
Howard Seufer, Jr.,
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