# Evonik building polymer dispersants plant in Shanghai, China

Evonik is building a new plant at its Shanghai headquarters for the production of polymer dispersants for water-based systems in coatings and printing inks, scheduled to begin operations in the second half of 2017.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-04-04
- Where: Shanghai, China, China
- Starts operating: Jul 2017
- Status: under construction
- Products: polymer dispersants for coatings and printing inks
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Evonik](https://endata.com/companies/15139.md)

## Sources

- [zonadepinturas.com](https://www.zonadepinturas.com/en/news/latest-news/377-enterprises/10973-evonik-news-in-products-and-new-plants.html), 2017-04-04: "A new plant at the Shanghai (Greater China) headquarters for the production of polymer dispersants for use in water-based systems in coatings and printing inks will soon be operational."

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