# Kuraray to invest about $15M in plant-based resin production in Houston, Texas

Kuraray is investing approximately $15 million to install plant-based high barrier resin production in Houston, Texas, supporting its partnership with Sealed Air. The resin plant is scheduled for completion in September 2019 and operation in early 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-03-21
- Where: Houston, Texas, United States
- Value: $15.0M
- Status: under construction
- Products: plant-based high barrier resin
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Kuraray](https://endata.com/companies/2973.md)
- [Sealed Air](https://endata.com/companies/548.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [sealedair.com](https://www.sealedair.com/company/media-center/press-releases/sealed-air-and-kuraray-invest-new-production-capacity-plantic-plant-based-food), 2019-03-21: "To support this work, Kuraray is investing approximately $15 million to install plant-based high barrier resin production and supporting capabilities in Houston, Texas."

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