# Ajinomoto to build amino acid surfactants plant in Brazil

Ajinomoto will spend more than $20 million to build a facility in Brazil for amino acid-based surfactants. The plant is set to open in fall 2020 and will increase capacity by about 20%.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-06-17
- Where: Brazil, Brazil
- Value: $20.0M
- Starts operating: Q3 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 20% increase in capacity
- Products: amino acid-based surfactants
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Ajinomoto](https://endata.com/companies/2990.md)

## Sources

- [doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-09724-buscon11), 2019-06-17: "Ajinomoto will spend more than $20 million to build a facility in Brazil for amino acid–based surfactants."

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