Solvay unveils new thermoplastic facility at SC TAC.

Aerospace supplier Solvay is on the move.

With growing demand from energy companies, as well its traditional aerospace and automotive markets, the company has expanded its Upstate footprint with a 27,000-square-foot thermoplastic composites manufacturing facility unveiled today at a 3:30 p.m. press conference.

The new facility is located at the S.C. Technology and Aviation Center in Piedmont at the site where Cytec opened its carbon fiber production facility in 2014 before the company was acquired by Solvay in 2015.

The project represents a milestone in Solvay's efforts to industrialize its thermoplastic composites capacity, according to a news release. The new product line will manufacture unidirectional composite tape from a range of high-performance polymers.

"The TPC solutions that will be manufactured in our Greenville facility will help our energy, aerospace and automotive customers achieve better environmental responsibility by making cars and planes lighter, thereby reducing emissions," MikeFinelli, president of Solvay's growth platforms, said in the release. "Our new capacity and differentiated technologies will allow us to expand with our customers as TPCs gain momentum in a growing number of applications and play an important role in the energy transition."

The Greenville facility is part of a series of strategic investments in line with the...