# Covestro to start supply from new Shanghai PUD factory in Q1 2024

Covestro announced it will begin supplying low-carbon footprint waterborne polyurethane dispersions (PUD) from its Shanghai integrated base in the first quarter of 2024. The products use alternative raw materials derived from biowaste and residues, allocated via a mass balance approach certified by ISCC PLUS.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-11-21
- Where: Shanghai, China
- Starts operating: Q1 2024
- Status: announced
- Products: waterborne polyurethane dispersions (PUD)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [echemi.com](https://www.echemi.com/cms/1503350.html), 2023-11-21: "Covestro announced that it will begin supplying a series of low-carbon footprint waterborne polyurethane dispersions (PUD) to the Asia-Pacific market in the first quarter of 2024."
- [chinadaily.com.cn](https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202312/01/WS65694941a31090682a5f0f1d.html), 2023-12-01: "Covestro AG will put into operation a new polyurethane dispersions plant in Shanghai in the first quarter of 2024."

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