Specialty chemicals company Tiarco is expanding its Dalton, Georgia, chemical production facility, which makes various component chemicals used to manufacture lubricants, the company announced Monday.
Construction on the facility began during the first quarter of 2017 and is expected to be completed by the second quarter of next year. The project will increase the plants production capacity by roughly 40 percent and expand, according to a press release. Company officials were unable to provide further details by deadline.
Tiarco, a subsidiary of Textile Rubber and Chemical Co., chose to expand its facility to support the introduction of new products. Currently, the company sells specialty additives and additive packages for the industrial and automotive lubricants industry under its Octolube and Octopol product lines.
The plant is located in Dalton on Textile Rubber and Chemicals corporate campus.