# Wanhua Chemical to expand TPU capacity by 200,000 tons/year in Yantai

Wanhua Chemical plans to add 200,000 tons/year of thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer (TPU) capacity and 50,000 tons/year of polyester polyol capacity at its Yantai Chemical Industrial Park base in Shandong, China. The total investment is 286.9 million yuan.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-08-13
- Where: Yantai Chemical Industrial Park, Shandong, China
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 200,000 tons/year TPU; 50,000 tons/year polyester polyol
- Products: thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer (TPU), polyester polyol
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Wanhua Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/5042.md)

## Sources

- [news.chemnet.com](https://news.chemnet.com/news-8648.html), 2026-08-13: "Wanhua Chemical accelerates TPU capacity expansion, targeting a base scale of 410,000 tons."

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