# AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals breaks ground on €90M organic peroxide plant in Tianjin, China

AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals broke ground on a €90 million organic peroxide production facility in Tianjin, China. The plant will replace an existing site and expand capacity by 30-70%, with completion expected in Q2 2020.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-07-06
- Where: Tianjin Nangang Industrial Zone, Tianjin, China, China
- Value: $105.0M (90.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: Q2 2020
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 30-70% capacity expansion depending on product line
- Products: organic peroxides
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/companies/27401.md)

## Sources

- [coatingsworld.com](https://www.coatingsworld.com/breaking-news/akzonobel-specialty-chemicals-breaks-ground-on-eur/), 2018-07-06: "We have partnered closely with the Tianjin Economic – Technological Development Area to construct a site that not only meets the needs of the city, but also those of our business, customers and employees."

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