# Tosoh to expand chloroprene rubber capacity at Nanyo Complex

Tosoh Corp. announced plans to increase chloroprene rubber production capacity at its Nanyo Complex in Shunan City, Japan, with an investment of approximately ¥5 billion. Capacity will reach 37,000 metric tons per year by October 2021.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-08-05
- Where: Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
- Value: $47.0M (5.00B JPY)
- Starts operating: Oct 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 37,000 metric tons per year
- Products: chloroprene rubber (Skyprene)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Tosoh](https://endata.com/companies/19811.md)

## Sources

- [chemengonline.com](https://www.chemengonline.com/tosoh-to-raise-production-capacity-for-chloroprene-rubber/?printmode=1), 2019-08-05: "The investment in this production expansion is approximately ¥5 billion."

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