# Sekisui Techno Molding to open Tochigi plant in April 2018

Sekisui Chemical's subsidiary Sekisui Techno Molding will open a new plant in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture, in April 2018. The plant will produce resin components for vehicles, logistics containers, and underground water storage systems, with an investment of approximately 24 billion yen and a capacity of 12,000 tons/year.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-07-04
- Where: Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
- Value: $213.6M (24.0B JPY)
- Jobs: 40
- Starts operating: Apr 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 12,000 tons/year
- Products: resin components for vehicle interiors and exteriors, logistics containers, Crosswave underground water storage system
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Sekisui Techno Molding](https://endata.com/companies/25344.md)
- [Sekisui Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/2709.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [en.lnews.jp](https://en.lnews.jp/2017/07/j070407.html), 2017-07-04: "Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. announced on July 4th that its wholly owned subsidiary, Sekisui Techno Molding, will open a Tochigi Plant in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture, in April of next year."

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