# INVISTA to more than double PA 6.6 capacity in Shanghai

INVISTA announced on August 30, 2021, the next phase of its expansion in Shanghai, which will more than double its polyamide 6.6 production capacity.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-08-25
- Where: Shanghai, China
- Value: $230.0M
- Starts operating: Q1 2024
- Status: announced
- Capacity: more than double current PA 6.6 capacity
- Products: polyamide 6.6 (PA 6.6)
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Invista](https://endata.com/companies/4454.md)

## Sources

- [plasteurope.com](https://www.plasteurope.com/news/detail.asp?id=248444&referrer=contentdoc), 2021-08-30: "Shanghai expansion enters next phase / PA 6.6 capacity to more than double."
- [polyestertime.com](https://www.polyestertime.com/petrochemicals-microbial-control-automotive/), 2021-08-30: "Invista Nylon Chemicals (China) is to double its current nylon 6.6 polymer production at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP)."
- [canplastics.com](https://www.canplastics.com/materials/invista-to-double-nylon-66-polymer-capacity-in-china/1003457151/), 2021-09-03: "The growing demand for nylon 6,6 polymer in China and the Asia Pacific region has encouraged us to continue our investments over the past years."

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