# Daio Paper starts commercial production of CNF composite resin at new 2,000-ton plant

Daio Paper Corporation began commercial production of cellulose nanofiber (CNF) composite resin 'ELLEX-R67' at its Mishima Plant in Ehime, Japan. The new commercial plant has an annual capacity of 2,000 tons, 20 times larger than the pilot plant, with an investment of about ¥4 billion.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-07-29
- Where: Mishima Plant, Shikokuchuo, Ehime, Japan
- Value: $28.0M (4.00B JPY)
- Starts operating: Jul 2025
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 2,000 tons per year
- Products: CNF composite resin 'ELLEX-R67'
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Daio Paper](https://endata.com/companies/9164.md)

## Sources

- [daio-paper.co.jp](https://www.daio-paper.co.jp/news/cnf%e8%a4%87%e5%90%88%e6%a8%b9%e8%84%82%e3%80%8cellex-r67%e3%80%8d-%e5%95%86%e7%94%a8%e7%94%9f%e7%94%a3%e9%96%8b%e5%a7%8b/), 2025-07-29: "2025年7月よりセルロースナノファイバー（CNF）複合樹脂の商用生産を開始しました。"

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