# Covestro to expand polycarbonate plant in Shanghai by 50%

Covestro will expand capacity of its polycarbonate plant in Shanghai by 50% to 600,000 metric tons per year through equipment upgrades.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-05-22
- Where: Shanghai, China, China
- Starts operating: 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 600,000 metric tons per year
- Products: polycarbonate
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Covestro](https://endata.com/companies/1705.md)

## Sources

- [doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-09521-buscon013), 2017-05-22: "Covestro will expand by 50% to 600,000 metric tons per year the capacity of its recently-expanded polycarbonate plant in Shanghai."
- [business-standard.com](https://www.business-standard.com/content/b2b-plastics-polymers/covestro-to-expand-polycarbonates-capacity-in-shanghai-to-600-000-tpa-117052400871_1.html), 2017-05-24: "The expansion is essential to satisfy the growing demand."

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