# Invista opens Asia Innovation Center in Shanghai for nylon R&D

Invista Nylon Chemicals (China) Co. celebrated the full operation of its Asia Innovation Center (AIC) in the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park, its first R&D center for nylon 6,6 application development in Asia. Invista invested more than $15 million in the 26,000-square-foot lab.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-09-03
- Where: Shanghai Chemical Industry Park, China
- Value: $15.0M
- Starts operating: 3 Oct 2022
- Status: completed
- Products: nylon 6,6, engineering polymers
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [wwd.com](https://wwd.com/sourcing-journal/industry-news/invista-asia-innovation-center-shanghai-nylon-1238803962/), 2019-09-03: "Innovation is core to INVISTA and the new Asia Innovation Center shall lend a strong support in co-creating new application solutions with our customers."

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