# Taki Chemical to invest ¥3 billion in PAC700A production capacity expansion

Taki Chemical has decided to expand manufacturing capacity for its high-basicity polyaluminum chloride (PAC700A) at its main plant in Kakogawa, Hyogo. The investment is approximately ¥3 billion, with completion expected in July 2028, doubling annual capacity to about 40,000 tonnes.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-07-21
- Where: Kakogawa, Hyogo, Japan
- Value: $20.0M (3.00B JPY)
- Starts operating: Jul 2028
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 40,000 tonnes per year
- Products: high-basicity polyaluminum chloride (PAC700A)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Taki Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/93120.md)

## Sources

- [prtimes.jp](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000007.000172518.html), 2026-07-21: "投資額は約30億円で、令和10年（2028年）７月の完成を予定しております。"
- [globalflowcontrol.com](https://globalflowcontrol.com/newsroom/taki-chemical-to-invest-20m-in-japan-pac-expansion/), 2026-08-27: "Taki Chemical will invest approximately $20 million (¥3 billion) to expand production of its ultra-high-basicity poly-aluminium chloride (PAC) product, PAC700A, at its headquarters plant in Kakogawa City, Hyogo Prefecture."

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