# Efupiko starts operating ¥15.7bn Kanto Eco Pet recycled PET plant in Ibaraki

Efupiko began operations at its Kanto Eco Pet plant in Yachiyo, Ibaraki, Japan, which produces about 20,000 tonnes per year of recycled PET raw material. The investment was about ¥15.7 billion, and the company announced the start on November 1, 2017.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-11-01
- Where: Yachiyo, Ibaraki, Japan
- Value: $140.0M (15.7B JPY)
- Status: completed
- Capacity: about 20,000 tonnes/year
- Products: recycled PET raw material, eco APET sheet, eco APET products
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Efupiko](https://endata.com/companies/2332.md)

## Sources

- [plantdb.jp](https://plantdb.jp/article/99af3e08-d63f-11ef-9821-0242ac120002), 2017-11-06: "最新鋭工場となる「関東エコペット工場」は投資額約157億円。"

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