# Covestro expands polycarbonate film capacity in Map Ta Phut, Thailand

Covestro has started building new extrusion lines for polycarbonate specialty films at its Map Ta Phut site in Thailand. The investment is in the higher double-digit million euro range, with completion planned by 2025, creating about 50 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-03-09
- Where: Map Ta Phut Industrial Park, Rayong, Thailand
- Value: $55.0M (50.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 50
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: under construction
- Products: polycarbonate specialty films
- Sectors: [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/investors/news/covestro-expands-production-capacity-for-polycarbonate-films-in-thailand/), 2023-03-09: "With this investment, we are strengthening our Solutions & Specialties segment and are committed to further expanding our growth businesses."
- [k-online.com](https://www.k-online.com/en/media_news/k-mag/raw-materials/plastics/covestro-polycarbonate-films-thailand), 2023-07-25: "With this investment, we are strengthening our Solutions & Specialties segment and are committed to further expanding our growth businesses."

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