# Hengyi Petrochemical plans to double caprolactam capacity with two new lines

Zhejiang Hengyi Petrochemical plans to double caprolactam production capacity at its joint venture with Sinopec by adding two new lines by end of 2018. The investment is about EUR 320 million.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-05-04
- Where: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Value: $350.0M (320.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: double existing capacity
- Products: caprolactam
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Zhejiang Hengyi Petrochemical](https://endata.com/companies/24029.md)
- [Sinopec](https://endata.com/companies/1143.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [kunststoffweb.de](https://www.kunststoffweb.de/branchen-news/hengyi_petrochemical_ausbau_der_caprolactam-erzeugung_t236814), 2017-05-04: "Bis Ende 2018 soll die Kapazität mit zwei weiteren Linien verdoppelt werden."

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