# Covestro to expand TPU capacity in Changhua, Taiwan

Covestro announced an expansion of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) production at its Changhua plant in Taiwan, increasing annual capacity from 18,000 to 23,000 tonnes by 2018.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-09-11
- Where: Changhua County, TWN
- Starts operating: 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 23,000 tonnes per year
- Products: thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [taipeitimes.com](https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2017/09/12/2003678263), 2017-09-11: "There is still sufficient room for new production lines [in Changhua] and we have no need to build new factories in Taiwan."

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