Contegra Construction completes Manner Polymers solar powered manufacturing facility
PVC-maker Manner Polymers is ramping up production of flexible PVC compounds with its new manufacturing facility in Mount Vernon, Ill.
Contegra Construction recently completed the 100,000-square-foot building that houses the new solar powered manufacturing plant. Manner Polymers installed and integrated its advanced manufacturing equipment and systems.
Once in full operation, the new facility will increase the company’s production capacity by 100 million pounds – further strengthening the domestic supply chain for a litany of industries. The plant, powered by a roof-mounted solar array and a 15-acre solar field, is projected to create more than 60 new jobs.
Located on a 30-acre site at 401 Fountain Place Drive, the plant is strategically located at the crossroads of major interstates – I-57 and I-64 – and will benefit from a new rail spur for transferring raw materials. Manner Polymers’ flexible PVC compounds are used in many applications, including building and automotive wire. It is used in vehicle components such as auxiliary wire, battery cables, wire harnesses, wire protection, hoses, and over-mold connectors and terminations.
Contegra led the design/build team consisting of architectural designer Gray Design Group, structural engineer Alper Audi, and a design/build subcontractor team that includes Jarrell Mechanical, Haier Plumbing, Bi-State Fire Protection and Clinton Electric.
The facility was constructed using tilt-wall concrete panels and features 11 dock doors and three drive-through doors. It is topped by a TPO roof. A 55-foot tower encompasses a three-level production platform. In addition to the production zone, there is 5,000 square feet of office space.
Based in McKinney, Texas, Manner Polymers is among the largest flexible PVC compounders in North America. It manufactures custom, specialty and commodity compounds to support businesses in a broad range of markets including building and construction, industrial & commercial, automotive and transportation, consumer products, appliance & electric, agriculture, telecommunications and medical. Learn more at www.mannerpolymers.com.
Based in Edwardsville, Ill., Contegra is one of the St. Louis area’s largest general contractors and serves a national customer base that includes industrial, institutional, municipal, medical, multi-family, office and retail projects. Its capabilities include constructing developer and owner-driven buildings and site development. Learn more at www.contegracc.com.
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