# Japan Polypropylene to build new PP plant in Ichihara

Japan's Polypropylene Corporation is planning to build a new polypropylene plant in Ichihara, Japan, with a production capacity of 150,000 tons/year and an estimated cost of JPY 9 billion ($81 million). The plant is expected to start operations in 2019.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-05-02
- Where: Ichihara, Japan, Japan
- Value: $81.0M
- Starts operating: 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 150,000 tons/year
- Products: polypropylene
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Japan Polypropylene Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/23977.md)

## Sources

- [chemorbis.com](https://www.chemorbis.com/en/plastics-news/Japan-s-Polypropylene-to-construct-new-PP-plant/2017/05/02/688914), 2017-05-01: "Japan’s Polypropylene Corporation is planning to build a new PP plant in Ichihara, which is expected to start operations in 2019."

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