# Dai-ichi Kogyo Seiyaku to build new production line for LIB adhesive at Yokkaichi plant

Dai-ichi Kogyo Seiyaku will install new manufacturing equipment for its Elecsel CR series water-based composite adhesive for lithium-ion batteries at its Yokkaichi plant in Mie Prefecture. The investment is approximately ¥3 billion, with operations expected to start in fiscal year 2027.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-07-29
- Where: Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan, Japan
- Value: $20.0M (3.00B JPY)
- Starts operating: 2027
- Status: announced
- Products: water-based composite adhesive for lithium-ion batteries, Elecsel CR series
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Dai-ichi Kogyo Seiyaku](https://endata.com/companies/84752.md)

## Sources

- [monoist.itmedia.co.jp](https://monoist.itmedia.co.jp/mn/articles/2508/12/news029.html), 2025-08-12: "第一工業製薬は、リチウムイオン二次電池向けの水系複合接着剤「エレクセルCR」シリーズの新たな製造設備を、三重県の四日市工場霞地区に導入。"

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