# Invista to double nylon 6,6 polymer capacity at Shanghai site

Invista Nylon Chemicals announced a $230 million expansion to double its nylon 6,6 polymer capacity at Shanghai Chemical Industry Park to 400,000 tons annually. Construction is expected to begin in Q2 2022 and operations in Q1 2024.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-09-03
- Where: Shanghai Chemical Industry Park, Shanghai, China, China
- Value: $230.0M
- Starts operating: Q1 2024
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 400,000 tons per year
- 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

- [wwd.com](https://wwd.com/sourcing-journal/industry-news/invista-nylon-capacity-shanghai-china-apparel-1238780670/), 2019-09-03: "With this expanded capacity, we will be able to help our customers meet their growing demands for nylon products."

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