# Luxi Chemical to expand caprolactam and PA 6 capacity in China

Luxi Chemical, a Sinochem subsidiary, announced the expansion of polyamide 6 and caprolactam production in Liaocheng, Shandong, China, as part of a 3.3 billion CNY project.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-02-01
- Where: Liaocheng, Shandong, China
- Value: $510.0M (3.30B CNY)
- Starts operating: Q3 2022
- Status: announced
- Products: caprolactam, polyamide 6
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Luxi Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/52940.md)
- [Sinochem](https://endata.com/companies/36668.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [kunststoffweb.de](https://www.kunststoffweb.de/branchen-news/sinochem_ausbau_der_erzeugung_von_caprolactam_und_pa_6_t246740), 2021-02-01: "Luxi Chemical will die Kapazitäten für PA 6 massiv ausweiten"

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