# Otsuka Chemical building new production facility at Tokushima plant for high-performance polymers

Otsuka Chemical is constructing new production equipment at its Tokushima plant in Tokushima City, Japan, to strengthen its high-performance polymer business. The facility is targeted to start operations in May 2027.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-11-19
- Where: Tokushima City, Tokushima, Japan
- Starts operating: May 2027
- Status: under construction
- Products: high-performance polymers, display materials
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Otsuka Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/68932.md)

## Sources

- [topics.or.jp](https://www.topics.or.jp/articles/-/1340174), 2025-11-19: "大塚化学が徳島工場に新たな生産設備を建設している。2027年5月の操業開始が目標。"

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