# LANXESS to expand high-tech plastics production in Changzhou, China

LANXESS will invest about €30 million to build a second compounding line for Durethan and Pocan engineering plastics at its Changzhou site, adding 30,000 metric tons per year of capacity. The line is planned to start in Q1 2023.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-11-24
- Where: Changzhou, China, China
- Value: $34.0M (30.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: Q1 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 30,000 metric tons per year
- Products: Durethan polyamide compounds, Pocan polybutylene terephthalate compounds
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [LANXESS](https://endata.com/companies/15514.md)

## Sources

- [lanxess.com](https://lanxess.com/en/media/press-releases/2021/11/lanxess-to-expand-high-tech-plastics-production-in-china), 2021-11-23: "This expansion caters to the strong demand we experience from the growing Chinese automotive industry."

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