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Nippon Shokubai completes €350M acrylic acid plant expansion in Antwerp · Endata

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Oct 31, 2018EXPANSIONAntwerp, Belgium

Nippon Shokubai completes €350M acrylic acid plant expansion in Antwerp

Nippon Shokubai Europe invested €350 million to construct a new acrylic acid plant at its existing Antwerp site, adding 100,000 t/y capacity starting May 2018. Equans was awarded the installation contract.

Value

$410.0M (350.0M EUR)

Jobs

70

Starts operating

May 2018

Status

Completed

Capacity

100,000 t/y acrylic acid

Productsacrylic acidsuperabsorbent polymers

CompaniesNippon Shokubai EQUANS partner Jacobs partner

Sectors#Specialty Chemicals

“Nippon Shokubai is a Japanese producer of catalysts and superabsorbent polymers used for products such as diapers.”equans.be

2 sources
equans.beNippon Shokubai NSE 3 | Industrial project reference – EquansOct 31, 2018
dvo.beDVO | Nippon Shokubai investeert 350 miljoen euro in nieuwe fabriekLuc WillemijnsNov 9, 2018

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