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DuPont Celebrates Groundbreaking for Circleville Expansion

DuPont anticipates that the new assets will be operational by 2021.

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By: Anthony Locicero

Copy editor, New York Post

DuPont Electronics & Imaging hosted a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate progress on the planned $220 million expansion at its Circleville, Ohio, plant.

The ceremony included more than 100 attendees including guests from local and state government as well as DuPont employees and leadership.

Event speakers included Avi Avula, global business director, DuPont Interconnect Solutions; Brian Stewart, commissioner, Pickaway County; Steve Irwin, plant manager, DuPont Circleville; Larry Obhof, president of the Ohio Senate; Jon Kemp, president, DuPont Electronics & Imaging; and Donald McIlroy, mayor of Circleville.

“We remain very excited about how this expansion and increased capacity will enable us to better support our global customers and their need for advanced high-reliability materials,” said Kemp.

The event speakers participated in a ceremonial groundbreaking following their remarks.

The Circleville expansion will build new production assets to expand production of DuPont Kapton polyimide film and DuPont Pyralux flexible circuit materials to meet growing market demand in automotive, consumer electronics, telecom and defense.

DuPont anticipates that the new assets will be operational by 2021.

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