# DSM to increase Dyneema production capacity globally

Royal DSM is investing to increase production capacity for Dyneema UD and Dyneema fiber at its plants in Heerlen, Netherlands, and Greenville, N.C., USA. Global Dyneema UD capacity will increase by more than 20%, with additional capacity available in 2018 and fully on stream by Q1 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-05-14
- Where: Heerlen, Netherlands; Greenville, N.C., USA
- Starts operating: Q1 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: Dyneema UD capacity increase of more than 20%
- Products: Dyneema UD (Uni-Directional laminate), Dyneema fiber
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Royal DSM](https://endata.com/companies/5677.md)

## Sources

- [textileworld.com](https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/fiber-world/2018/05/dsm-invests-to-increase-global-dyneema-production-capacity/), 2018-05-14: "The additional Dyneema UD and Dyneema fiber capacity will become available in the course of 2018 and is due be fully on stream by Q1 2019."

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