A new manufacturing plant is coming to Jefferson County.
Manner Polymers’ new state-of-the-art Illinois facility in Mount Vernon will manufacture PVC compounds, including automotive PVC compounds for use in electric vehicles and components for solar panels. The facility will be powered by a 15-acre solar field located on site.
Manner Polymers plans to invest 54-million and create more than 60 jobs for the Southern Illinois region.
Governor Pritzker made a stop there on Thursday Morning before heading to both Carbondale and Fairfield to talk about his $10.3 Education Spending Budget.