# Eastman Chemical expands copolyester capacity in Kingsport

Eastman Chemical Co. is expanding specialty copolyester production at its Kingsport, Tennessee plant, increasing capacity by 25% for glycol-modified PET and PCTG copolyesters. The expansion was announced at NPE2018 on May 8, 2018.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-05-09
- Where: Kingsport, Tennessee, USA, United States
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 25% increase in specialty copolyester capacity
- Products: glycol-modified PET copolyesters, PCTG copolyesters, Tritan copolyester, Eastar, Spectar, Aspira
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Eastman Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/7789.md)

## Sources

- [plasticsnews.com](https://www.plasticsnews.com/article/20180509/NEWS/180509886/eastman-marks-tritan-anniversary-copolyester-expansion), 2018-05-09: "Eastman will increase capacity by 25 percent for glycol-modified PET and PCTG copolyesters at its plant in Kingsport."

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