# Shin-Etsu Chemical to expand silicones capacity at Akron, Ohio plant

Shin-Etsu Chemical will invest ¥2.4 billion to expand production capacity for silicone products at its Shin-Etsu Silicones of America Akron Plant in Ohio, including a new silicone emulsions facility. Completion is targeted for mid-2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-05-15
- Where: Akron, Ohio, United States
- Value: $22.0M (2.40B JPY)
- Starts operating: Jul 2019
- Status: announced
- Products: high consistency silicone rubber, liquid silicone rubber, silicones for cosmetics, heat-dissipating silicones, silicone emulsions
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Shin-Etsu Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/25085.md)
- [Shin-Etsu Silicones of America](https://endata.com/companies/26579.md)

## Sources

- [injectionmouldingworld.com](https://injectionmouldingworld.com/shin-etsu-chemical-announces-plan-to-expand-its-silicones-production-capacity-in-the-u-s/), 2018-05-15: "Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. will expand the production capacity of the Akron Plant in Ohio of its group company Shin-Etsu Silicones of America."

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