MAGNIFIN magnesium hydroxide capacity expansion
MAGNIFIN Magnesiaprodukte GmbH & Co KGย (MAGNIFIN), a 50-50 joint venture, plans a majorย MAGNIFIN magnesium hydroxide capacity expansion. The company is preparing to build a second production facility to meet rising global demand for high-purity magnesium hydroxides.
Joint venture partners and investment goals
The MAGNIFIN board has approved the preparatory work for the second plant. MAGNIFIN operates as a joint venture betweenย Martinswerk GmbHโpart of the Fire Retardant Additives (FRA) business in theย Huber Engineered Materials (HEM)ย division ofย J.M. Huber Corporationโandย Veitscher Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH, part ofย RHI Magnesita.
This new investment aims to support strong global demand forย high-purity, halogen-free magnesium hydroxide flame retardants. At the same time, it will help customers grow in markets that require reliable, sustainable flame-retardant solutions.
MAGNIFIN magnesium hydroxide capacity expansion and product benefits
The new plant will manufacture the sameย MAGNIFINยฎ premium magnesium hydroxidesย produced at the current site inย Breitenau, Austria. As a result, customers will see consistent quality across both locations.
In addition, the expansion will improveย supply chain flexibility, increase available volumes, and provide more secure deliveries for global clients. MAGNIFINโs coated and uncoated magnesium hydroxides act asย environmentally friendly, non-halogenated flame retardants. They work especially well inย thermoplastics and elastomersย that needย processing temperatures above 200ยฐC.
Planned location, timing, and capacity
A company spokesperson noted that MAGNIFIN expects to locate the new facility inย Europe, most likely inย Eastern Europe. From there, the plant will mainly serve customers inย Europeanย andย East Asianย markets.
Construction will take aboutย three yearsย to complete. MAGNIFIN will increase output inย modular capacity steps, and ultimately the second plant shouldย double current magnesium hydroxide production capacity.
