Based in Columbus, Ohio, Abitec makes ingredients used in the pharmaceutical, nutritional and specialty chemical industries. Specifically, the company manufactures functional lipids, products used in everything from making sure CBD stays evenly mixed in beverages to those used in suppositories to make sure they melt appropriately.
The company operates a pair of manufacturing sites: a factory in Paris, Illinois that specializes in flaking, blending, and spray chilling, and another in Janesville, Wisconsin that does esterification, surfactants and specialty blending. But the plant in Janesville is old; it dates back to 1907, and Abitec is looking to modernize.
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The details of Abitec's expansion project are rather unique. The company wants to erect a new "building shell" over its existing manufacturing facility, after which the existing building shell would be removed.
The new shell will be approximately 1,900 square feet larger than the existing facility.
According to a memo from the Janesville planning division, the company has requested a conditional use permit amendment for the expansion. The company needs a conditional use permit amendment due to zoning restrictions, which requires plan commission approval. A public hearing is set for May 5, 2025.
According to a local report, city planner Trae Meyer says he's never seen an industrial expansion where a new, outer wall is built over an existing factory. He says Abitec simply wants to continue manufacturing operations during construction.
IEN reached out to the company and the planning division for additional project details, but they did not respond to our request for comment.
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Based in Columbus, Ohio, Abitech makes
ingredients used in the pharmaceutical,
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nutritional, and specialty chemical industries.
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Specifically, the company manufactures
functional lipids,
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products used in everything from making sure
CBD stays evenly mixed in beverages to those
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used in suppositories to make sure they melt
appropriately.
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The company operates a pair of manufacturing
sites, a factory in Paris,
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Illinois that specializes in flaking, blending,
and spray chilling.
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And another in Janesville, Wisconsin that does
esterification, surfactants,
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and specialty blending.
But the plant in Janesville is old.
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It dates back to 1907.
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And AbaTech is looking to modernize.
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The details of Abbaech's expansion project are
rather unique.
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The company wants to erect a new building shell
over its existing manufacturing
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facility, after which the existing building
shell will be removed.
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The new shell will be approximately 1900 square
feet larger than the existing facility.
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And according to a memo from the Janesville
Planning division,
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the company has requested a conditional use
permit amendment for the expansion.
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The company needs a conditional use permit
amendment due to zoning restrictions,
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which requires planned commission approval.
A public hearing is set for May.
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2025.
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According to a local report, city planner Trey
Mayer says he's never seen an industrial
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expansion where a new outer wall is built over
an existing factory.
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He says Avatech simply wants to continue
manufacturing operations during construction.
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IEN reached out to the company and the planning
division for additional project details,
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but they did not respond to our request for
comment.
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I'm David Manti.
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This is manufacturing now.
