DELISLE, Miss.—Duisburg, Germany-based chemical company PCC Group plans to build a chlor-alkali plant at Chemours' DeLisle, Miss., titanium dioxide plant.
Chemours, a supplier of Teflon- and Viton-brand fluoropolymers, has entered into a partnership with PCC as of Dec. 10. The new facility will provide more than 340,000 metric tons of caustic soda, the co-product of titanium dioxide, which PCC will sell to both strategic partners and on the open market.
"Today, Chemours Titanium Technologies takes an important step in its continued operational excellence transformation, under Pathway to Thrive, partnering with the PCC Group to gain increased supply reliability through on-site chlorine at our DeLisle (titanium dioxide) facility," Chemours President and CEO Denise Dignam said in a statement.
The facility is set to be fully operational in 2028, with construction beginning in 2026.
Dignam said that the new partnership not only lowers manufacturing costs, but strengthens the company's commitment to the Mississippi Gulf Coast area and its sustainability goals for 2030.
In the rubber industry, the chlor-alkali process is used to make chlorine gas, which can be used as a processing aide in the production of finished rubber goods.
PCC Group CEO Peter Wenzel said that the company is looking forward to working with Chemours at its Mississippi plant. The plant is set to create nearly 1,200 temporary construction jobs, and an unknown number of full-time jobs within the facility once finished.
"Our partnership with Chemours exemplifies PCC Group's commitment to grow in chemicals by building upon long-term relationships," Wenzel said. "We are dedicated to using our decades-long experience to safely and responsibly extend our chemical business at this facility."
