# Nippon Shokubai expands SAP capacity at Indonesian subsidiary

Nippon Shokubai's Indonesian subsidiary PT. NIPPON SHOKUBAI INDONESIA held a groundbreaking ceremony on August 7, 2025, for a new superabsorbent polymer plant in Cilegon, Indonesia. The $110 million investment will add 50,000 MT/year capacity, with mechanical completion by January 2027 and commercial operation in July 2027.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-08-07
- Where: Cilegon, Banten Province, Indonesia
- Value: $110.0M
- Starts operating: Jul 2027
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 50,000 MT/year
- Products: superabsorbent polymer (SAP)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Nippon Shokubai](https://endata.com/companies/15191.md)
- [PT. NIPPON SHOKUBAI INDONESIA](https://endata.com/companies/40607.md)

## Sources

- [shokubai.co.jp](https://www.shokubai.co.jp/en/news/2025080817144/), 2025-08-07: "With this SAP expansion project at NSI, Nippon Shokubai group's global SAP production capacity will be as below, and Nippon Shokubai group will enhance its position as one of the world's leading suppliers of SAP."
- [shokubai.co.jp](https://www.shokubai.co.jp/ja/news/2025080821446/), 2025-08-07: "NSIにおけるSAP増設プロジェクトにより、日本触媒グループのグローバルSAP生産能力は拡大され、SAPの世界トップサプライヤーとしての地位をより強固にしてまいります。"

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