# Polykemi to build new compounding plant in Chongqing, China

Swedish compounder Polykemi is building a new 9,300 m² plant in Chongqing, Sichuan, China, to produce compounds from virgin and recycled raw materials. Start-up is expected in the first quarter of 2022, with capacity for at least 10,000 t/y.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-06-14
- Where: Chongqing, Sichuan, China
- Starts operating: Q1 2022
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 10,000 t/y
- Products: plastic compounds, recycled compounds
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Polykemi Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/54446.md)

## Sources

- [k-online.com](https://www.k-online.com/en/Media_News/News/POLYKEMI_Compounder_to_build_new_plant_in_China_Start-up_of_Chongqing_facility_in_Q1_2022_Total_capacity_expected_at_120,000_t_y), 2021-06-14: "The Chongqing facility is expected to start right before the production start of a US facility in Q2 2022, currently being built in North Carolina, enabling Polykemi to have a manufacturing footprint in all three continents."

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