# INVISTA's nylon 66 expansion in Shanghai nears completion

INVISTA's third phase expansion project at its nylon 66 polymer plant in Shanghai Chemical Industry Zone is over 90% complete, with trial production planned for Q2 2024. The 1.75 billion yuan ($243 million) investment will add capacity, bringing total nylon 66 capacity to 400,000 tons.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-01-08
- Where: Shanghai Chemical Industry Zone, China
- Value: $243.0M (1.75B CNY)
- Starts operating: Q2 2024
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 400,000 tons per year (total after expansion)
- Products: nylon 66 polymer
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [echemi.com](https://www.echemi.com/cms/1604328.html), 2024-01-08: "At present, the third phase expansion project of INVISTA Polymers is progressing smoothly, with the construction progress reaching more than 90%."

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