Multinational rubber manufacturer Semperit Group’s (Semperit) Belchatow plant in Poland will be their largest mixing site after a three-year, EUR€17 million expansion project. The plant’s new “Mixer 5” line is expected to add some 30,000 tonnes of rubber compounds to annual production and further increase mixing capacity by 67%.
Semperit has a high demand for specialised rubber products for the medical and industrial sectors, and so in-house mixing guarantees comprehensive quality control at all stages of production, in addition to yearly cost advantages in a high value range. Despite this, Semperit will continue to evaluate supply of rubber compounds to third parties through its mixing division.
To date, the Austrian company’s mixing activities in Europe are concentrated in Wimpassing in Austria, Odry in Czech Republic, Hückelhoven in Germany, and Belchatow – the Polish Sempertrans location also supplies compounds for window seals production to Semperform Profiles in Deggendorf, Germany. These and other worldwide manufacturing facilities have generated revenue of EUR€878.5 million in 2018.
Martin Füllenbach, Chairman of the Management Board of Semperit, said the Group has invested in the expansion of their capacities to ensure future growth: “The in-house production of rubber compounds is a key strategic field for the Semperit Group.”