# Lanxess to build €20M high-performance plastics plant in Changzhou, China

Lanxess will invest about €20 million to build a compounding plant for high-performance plastics in Changzhou, China. The plant will produce Durethan and Pocan brands for automotive, electrical and electronics industries, with capacity up to 25,000 tons, and is scheduled to start in Q2 2019.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-11-23
- Where: Changzhou, Jiangsu, China, China
- Value: $23.5M (20.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 35
- Starts operating: Q2 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 25,000 tons per year
- Products: Durethan, Pocan high-performance plastics
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [LANXESS](https://endata.com/companies/15514.md)

## Sources

- [m.21jingji.com](https://m.21jingji.com/article/20171123/herald/e8f468bb7416acf32dd718b203b3014d.html), 2017-11-23: "这家总部位于德国科隆的公司将投资约2000万欧元，在常州兴建一座高性能塑料工厂。"
- [just-auto.com](https://www.just-auto.com/news/lanxess-building-new-plastics-plant-in-china/), 2017-11-24: "We want to support growth in this important region and are expanding our presence in the high-performance plastic segment."

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