# Tosoh to double PVC capacity at Philippine affiliate

Tosoh Corp. announced plans to invest approximately 4.2 billion yen ($37.05 million) to expand polyvinyl chloride (PVC) production capacity at its affiliate Philippine Resins Industries Inc. from 100,000 to 210,000 tons per year.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-01-18
- Where: Philippines
- Value: $37.0M (4.20B JPY)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 210,000 tons per year
- Products: polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Tosoh](https://endata.com/companies/19811.md)
- [Philippine Resins Industries](https://endata.com/companies/21515.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [japanrubberweekly.com](https://www.japanrubberweekly.com/2017/01/tosoh-looks-double-pvc-capacities-shore-supply-philippines/), 2017-01-18: "Tosoh will be investing approximating 4.2 billion yen ($37.05 million) to take annual production capacity from its current level of 100,000 tons up to 210,000 tons."

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