# Nippon Shokubai expands production capacity for performance chemicals at Himeji and Kawasaki plants

Nippon Shokubai announced expansions of production capacity for functional monomer VEEA and functional polymers EPOCROS and EPOMIN at its Himeji and Kawasaki plants, with mechanical completion dates from August 2018 to December 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-01-26
- Where: Himeji Plant, Kawasaki Plant, Japan
- Starts operating: Aug 2018
- Status: announced
- Products: VEEA (UV curable acrylic monomer), EPOCROS (oxazoline-functional polymer), EPOMIN (polyethyleneimine)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Nippon Shokubai](https://endata.com/companies/15191.md)

## Sources

- [shokubai.co.jp](https://www.shokubai.co.jp/en/news/201801267268/), 2018-01-25: "Nippon Shokubai expands its production capacity for functional monomer 'VEEA', and functional polymers 'EPOCROS' and 'EPOMIN' to meet the strong growth in global demand."
- [chemengonline.com](https://www.chemengonline.com/nippon-shokubai-announces-three-expansion-projects/?printmode=1), 2018-01-29: "Nippon Shokubai Co. has expanded its production capacity for the functional monomer 2-(2-Vinyloxy Ethoxy) Ethyl Acrylate (VEEA)."

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