# Kaneka expands Eperan foams capacity at Westerlo plant

Kaneka is investing around €15 million to expand capacity for Eperan PE and PP expanded particle foams at its Westerlo site in Belgium. The additional capacity is scheduled to be available in early 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-01-28
- Where: Westerlo, Belgium, Belgium
- Value: $18.5M (15.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: Q1 2019
- Status: announced
- Products: Eperan PE and PP expanded particle foams
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Kaneka](https://endata.com/companies/5927.md)

## Sources

- [chemanager-online.com](https://chemanager-online.com/en/news/kaneka-expands-belgian-foams-plant), 2018-01-28: "Kaneka is investing around €15 million to expand capacity for Eperan PE and PP expanded particle foams at its Westerlo site in Belgium."

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