Estron Chemical announced on Wednesday the groundbreaking of its new Research and Development Center, located at the company’s headquarters in Calvert City. The official groundbreaking ceremony will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 20.
The $5 million capital investment is part of a $10 million, four-year infrastructure expansion that has been initiated with support from the state of Kentucky. As a result of these investments, Estron expects to add up to 35 new jobs, more than 20 of which have already been filled as part of the first phase of the capacity expansion. The R&D center, designed by the award-winning firm Hastings Architects, is expected to be completed in mid-2018.
Estron is an innovation-driven, Kentucky-based manufacturer of high performance specialty polymers for paints, coatings, adhesives and cosmetics. The company is a global leader in high-performance additive technology and exports its products around the world.