# Asahi Kasei expands Singapore synthetic rubber plant capacity

Asahi Kasei Chemicals is expanding the production capacity of its S-SBR plant on Jurong Island, Singapore, from 100,000 to 130,000 tonnes per year, making it the group's largest S-SBR manufacturing site.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-07-31
- Where: Jurong Island, Singapore, Singapore
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 130,000 tonnes per year
- Products: solution polymerised styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Asahi Kasei Chemicals](https://endata.com/companies/25949.md)

## Sources

- [businesstimes.com.sg](https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/asahi-kasei-expands-capacity-singapore-synthetic-rubber-plant), 2017-07-31: "Asahi Kasei is expanding this to 130,000 tonnes a year, making it the group's largest S-SBR manufacturing site in the world."

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