# Nippon Shokubai completes new AA and SAP plants in Antwerp, Belgium

Nippon Shokubai's subsidiary NIPPON SHOKUBAI EUROPE N.V. held a completion ceremony for new plants of superabsorbent polymers (SAP) and Acrylic Acid (AA) in Antwerp, Belgium on October 2, 2018. The new AA plant enables vertical integration of SAP production from raw material in Europe.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-10-02
- Where: Antwerp, Belgium, Belgium
- Starts operating: 2 Oct 2018
- Status: completed
- Capacity: AA: 880 KT/Y, SAP: 710 KT/Y (group total end of 2018)
- Products: acrylic acid, superabsorbent polymers
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Nippon Shokubai](https://endata.com/companies/15191.md)
- [NIPPON SHOKUBAI EUROPE N.V.](https://endata.com/companies/34717.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [shokubai.co.jp](https://www.shokubai.co.jp/en/news/201810047256/), 2018-10-03: "We newly constructed a plant of AA which is the main raw material for SAP, although we had produced only SAP at NSE before."

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