# Covestro expands specialty films production in Dormagen, Germany

Covestro started up new coextrusion lines for polycarbonate specialty films at its Dormagen site in Germany, part of a global program to expand film capacity with a total investment of more than EUR 100 million. Around 30 new jobs will be created.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-04-23
- Where: Dormagen, Germany, Germany
- Value: $120.0M (100.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 30
- Starts operating: 23 Apr 2021
- Status: completed
- Products: polycarbonate specialty films, multilayer flat films
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Covestro](https://endata.com/companies/1705.md)

## Sources

- [covestro.com](https://www.covestro.com/press/covestro-expands-films-production-in-germany/), 2021-04-23: "With this expansion in capacity, we are strengthening our Dormagen site as a production and competence center for specialty films."
- [powderbulksolids.com](https://www.powderbulksolids.com/chemical/covestro-starts-up-new-coextrusion-lines-for-specialty-films), 2021-04-23: "With this expansion in capacity, we are strengthening our Dormagen site as a production and competence center for specialty films."
- [chemengonline.com](https://www.chemengonline.com/covestro-starts-up-new-production-lines-for-specialty-films-in-dormagen/?printmode=1), 2021-04-23: "With this expansion in capacity, we are strengthening our Dormagen site as a production and competence center for specialty films."

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