Work Underway To Create £65m European Adhesive Resin Facility In Wrexham

Work is now underway on the new £65m European Adhesive Resin Facility for Cytec Industries Inc that is proposed to create around 50 new highly skilled jobs in Wrexham.

At a ground breaking and tree planting event this week to mark the start of work, Economy Minister Edwina Hart thanked all parties, including Cytec and the local authority, for working in partnership to make this project happen in Wales.

The Minister said: “This is a major investment by Cytec and great news for Wrexham and for Wales and a good example of how innovative solutions can be found to encourage inward investment into Wales, to develop and sustain manufacturing and technical jobs.”

Aerospace Materials President Bill Wood from Cytec said: “Our investments in adhesive resin materials are a clear demonstration of our commitment to the industry’s growth and its need for optimized production and supply capacity.

“The support of the Welsh Government has been instrumental in enabling this expansion to go ahead in Wales and very much appreciated.”

Cytec Aerospace Materials supplies composite materials for the commercial and military aerospace markets, manufacturing advance material solutions for unique and demanding aerospace applications including primary and secondary structures, interiors, engines and nacelles.

Wrexham is the main location for Cytec Aerospace Materials European technical service and development team and their European customer service. The new facility will supply advanced adhesive materials to the largest OEMs in the aerospace industry.

The Welsh Government identified and sold the company a four acre site it owned on Abenbury Way for the expansion and assembled a team of property experts, local architects, ecology specialists and local authority officials to take the project forward.

The team drew up plans to fit the facility on the site, carried out all the preparatory work and obtained planning permission for the 7000 sq mt facility, car parking and service park.

The new facility which is opposite their existing manufacturing plant on Wrexham Industrial Estate will primarily supply their EU and Asia-Pacific customers and meet the growing worldwide demand for their products.