PQ Augusta Sodium Silicate Plant
Large load · 2430 Doug Barnard Parkway, Augusta, GA
PQ LLC operates a sodium silicate plant at 2430 Doug Barnard Parkway in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia. A contractor is building a new sodium silicate furnace next to the existing process building while operations continue.
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Overview
Georgia EPD describes the operation as sodium silicate manufacturing, and the plant is in Richmond County.
Profile
- Expansion
- PQ announced a new silicate furnace expected to be operational by 2025, and the contractor reports a project value of approximately $45 million. The Augusta planning record names a 250 MTPD sodium silicate furnace.
- Ownership
- PQ's Performance Chemicals business was acquired by Koch M&T and Cerberus Capital in 2021 and is a private company.
- Permits
- Georgia EPD issued a proposed permit notice for application 29389 to expand operations and add a new larger sodium silicate furnace.
Facility
- Activity
- Sodium silicate manufacturing
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Site type
- Facility
- Operating status
- Operating
Permits and agreements
- Permit
- Application No: 29389