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Invista responds to growing demand from Asia for nylon 6,6 polymer

14/09/2018
Fibre manufacturer Invista has announced plans to add 40,000 tonnes of nylon 6,6 polymer capacity at its production plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP).

The facility currently has a capacity of 150,000 tonnes. The expansion will begin in mid-2019 with production slated to begin in 2020. 

“We are continuing to make strategic investments to best meet our customers’ needs,” said Pete Brown, vice president of nylon polymer at Invista. “In looking at our forecast for the future growth of the nylon 6,6 polymer market, we see increased demand in Asia and are expanding our capacity to meet that demand.”

Invista also has a 215,000-tonne hexamethylenediamine (HMD) plant at SCIP. 

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