# Kaneka to build bead-type foamed polyolefin plant in Thailand

Kaneka announced it will construct a new production facility for bead-type foamed polyolefins in Rayong Province, Thailand, with an investment of approximately 2 billion yen and annual capacity of 3,000 tons. Operations are expected to start in September 2018.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-08-04
- Where: Hemaraj Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate, Rayong Province, Thailand
- Value: $18.0M (2.00B JPY)
- Starts operating: Sep 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 3000 tons per year
- Products: bead-type foamed polyolefins
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Kaneka](https://endata.com/companies/5927.md)
- [Kaneka (Thailand) Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/26070.md)

## Sources

- [en.lnews.jp](https://en.lnews.jp/2017/08/j080409.html), 2017-08-04: "Kaneka announced that it has decided to construct a new production facility for bead-type foamed polyolefins in the Hemaraj Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate in Rayong Province, Thailand"

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