# Invista to add 40,000 tons of nylon 6/6 capacity in Shanghai

Invista announced plans to add 40,000 tons of nylon 6/6 polymer capacity to its existing 150,000-ton plant in Shanghai Chemical Industry Park. Construction is targeted for mid-2019 with production scheduled to begin in 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-09-16
- Where: Shanghai Chemical Industry Park, Shanghai, China
- Value: $1.00B
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 40,000 tons of nylon 6/6 polymer
- Products: nylon 6/6 polymer
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Invista](https://endata.com/companies/4454.md)

## Sources

- [canplastics.com](https://www.canplastics.com/materials/invista-adding-40000-tons-of-nylon-capacity-in-shanghai/1003448814/), 2018-09-16: "In looking at our forecast for the future growth of the nylon 6/6 polymer market, we see increased demand in Asia and are expanding our capacity to meet that demand."

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