# Synthomer expands nitrile latex capacity at Pasir Gudang plant in Malaysia

Synthomer plc announced that its project to expand Nitrile Latex manufacturing capacity at the Pasir Gudang plant is underway, with an additional RM270 million investment. The facility is due to become the world's largest nitrile polymerisation reactor upon completion by July 2018, adding 200 kilo wet tonnes of capacity in two phases.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-07-03
- Where: Pasir Gudang, Malaysia
- Value: $63.0M (270.0M MYR)
- Starts operating: Jul 2018
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 200 kilo wet tonnes (Kwt) total; 100 Kwt in Phase 1
- Products: nitrile latex, nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Synthomer](https://endata.com/companies/22247.md)

## Sources

- [nst.com.my](https://www.nst.com.my/business/2017/07/254345/synthomers-pasir-gudang-plant-manufacturing-capacity-expansion-underway), 2017-07-04: "With this project Synthomer is building for the future. This expansion will in total deliver an additional 200Kwt in two distinct 100Kwt phases."

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