Newton Aycliffe
The Newton Aycliffe site has well invested infrastructure and became part of INEOS post the acquisition of Hydro Polymers in 2008. A manufacturing site since the 1950s, operations for INOVYN and INEOS Enterprises Compounds Business today occupy roughly one third of the site with the rest open. The 160-acre site includes 4 Polymerisation plants, 4 Compounding halls, a power plant, laboratories, offices, warehouses as well as recreational land including a 9 hole golf course and a nature reserve. The site is accredited ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 for quality and environmental management.
INOVYN's operations at Newton Aycliffe are modern production plants which produce a range of PVC grades that are delivered by road to all parts of the UK & Eire, including being the UK's only manufacturer of Suspension PVC resin. With the overall plant capacity per year, it is highly likely that 1 in every 3 households in the UK will have PVC windows produced using material made at Newton Aycliffe. The largest single plant for the manufacture of PVC compounds in Europe, INEOS Enterprises Compounds Business at Newton Aycliffe produces dry blend, rigid, flexible and medical grades of PVC compound across 19 production lines for sale across the globe. Facilities include a product development technology centre along with analytical and application laboratories to allow products to be tailored to meet specific customer requirements.