# Sun Chemical and DIC to increase DAILUBE capacity at Kashima plant

Sun Chemical and its parent DIC Corporation will increase production capacity of DAILUBE extreme pressure additives by 6,000 tons per annum at their Kashima plant in Japan, starting April 2018.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-04-09
- Where: Kashima, Japan, Japan
- Starts operating: Apr 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 6,000 tons per annum
- Products: DAILUBE extreme pressure additives, sulfurized extreme pressure additives
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [DIC Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/19672.md)
- [Sun Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/22104.md)

## Sources

- [coatingsworld.com](https://www.coatingsworld.com/breaking-news/sun-chemical-dic-corporation-increase-dailube-production-capacity-at-kashima-plant/), 2018-04-09: "Beginning in April 2018, Sun Chemical and its parent company, DIC Corporation, will increase the production capacity of its DAILUBE extreme pressure additives by 6,000 tons per annum at its eco-friendly plant in Kashima, Japan."

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