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SOLSTICE ADVANCED MATERIALS TO INVEST OVER $220 MILLION TO EXPAND BALLISTIC FIBER MANUFACTURING IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Solstice Advanced Materials (NASDAQ: SOLS), a global leader in high-performance specialty materials, today announced plans to invest more than $220 million in multiple projects to expand production at its existing ballistic fiber manufacturing facility in Colonial Heights, Chesterfield County, Virginia, which is also expected to create 100 new full-time jobs in the region by 2029.
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