# Toyobo to invest ¥7 billion in OPP film production line at Inuyama plant

Toyobo will invest approximately ¥7 billion to install a new 20,000-ton-per-year biaxially oriented polypropylene (OPP) film production line at its Inuyama plant, replacing existing equipment. The new line is expected to start operations around spring 2022.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-12-25
- Where: Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
- Value: $63.0M (7.00B JPY)
- Starts operating: Q2 2022
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 20,000 tons per year
- Products: biaxially oriented polypropylene (OPP) film
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Toyobo](https://endata.com/companies/7774.md)

## Sources

- [nikkei.com](https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXLRSP498930_V21C18A2000000/), 2018-12-25: "犬山工場に約70億円を投資し、年産20,000トン規模の生産設備を新設するとともに、既存の生産設備を休止します。"

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