# Covestro to expand MDI capacity at Shanghai facility

Covestro AG plans to invest €10 million to increase MDI capacity at its Shanghai plant from 500 ktpa to 600 ktpa. Phase one is scheduled for completion by end of 2018, phase two by end of 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-10-03
- Where: Shanghai, China
- Value: $11.5M (10.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: Q4 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 100 ktpa MDI (50 ktpa monomer MDI, 50 ktpa polymeric MDI)
- Products: MDI (methylene diphenyl diisocyanate)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Covestro](https://endata.com/companies/1705.md)

## Sources

- [european-rubber-journal.com](https://www.european-rubber-journal.com/article/2067204/covestro-to-expand-mdi-capacity-at-shanghai-facility), 2018-10-03: "Covestro AG plans to invest €10 million to expand MDI capacity at its plant in Shanghai where it recently began a second round of assessments into the facility's environmental impact."
- [everchem.com](https://everchem.com/covestro-expanding-mdi-in-shanghai/), 2018-10-22: "Covestro plans to invest $12 million to expand MDI capacity at its plant in Shanghai where it recently began a second round of assessments into the facility's environmental impact."

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