# Covestro Polymers China receives safety approval for MDI capacity expansion to 600,000 t/y

Covestro Polymers (China) Co. received safety facility design approval from Shanghai authorities to expand its MDI production capacity from 500,000 to 600,000 tonnes per year. The approval was granted on January 10, 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-01-10
- Where: Shanghai, China
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 600,000 tonnes per year 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

- [yjglj.sh.gov.cn](https://yjglj.sh.gov.cn/aqzd/sgk/xzhgxxgk/20200115/0037-33604.html), 2020-01-15: "MDI50万吨/年扩产至60万吨/年项目通过安全设施设计审查"

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