# DIC builds new hollow fiber membrane module plant at Chiba site

DIC constructed a new factory on the grounds of its Chiba plant to strengthen production capacity for small hollow fiber membrane modules used in degassing inks for industrial inkjet printers. Investment is approximately 8.5 million yen, and production capacity will increase by about 1.5 times.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-05-18
- Where: Chiba, Japan
- Value: $76000.00 (8.50M JPY)
- Starts operating: Jan 2017
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 1.5 times increase
- Products: hollow fiber membrane modules, SEPAREL series, degassing modules for inkjet printers, large-scale degassing modules for ultrapure water
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [DIC Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/19672.md)

## Sources

- [en.lnews.jp](https://en.lnews.jp/2017/05/j051802.html), 2017-05-18: "On May 18, DIC announced that it had constructed a new factory on the grounds of its Chiba plant in January, with the aim of strengthening production capacity for small modules used in applications such as degassing inks for industrial inkjet (IJ) printers."

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