# Celanese expands VAM and acetic anhydride capacities at Nanjing site

Celanese Corporation announced expansions at its Nanjing, China facility: a 50-90 KT increase in vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) capacity to nearly 400 KT, and a 10 KT expansion of acetic anhydride capacity to approximately 130 KT by 2022. The expansions use proprietary catalyst technology.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-03-23
- Where: Nanjing, China
- Starts operating: 2022
- Status: announced
- Capacity: VAM: 50-90 KT additional; acetic anhydride: 10 KT additional
- Products: vinyl acetate monomer, acetic anhydride
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Celanese](https://endata.com/companies/10711.md)

## Sources

- [celanese.com](https://www.celanese.com/news-and-media/2021/march/expanding-acetyl-chain-capacities), 2021-03-23: "Celanese is initiating a capital-efficient expansion of its VAM production unit at the company’s world-class chemical industrial park in Nanjing, China."

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