# TBM starts construction of Tagajo plant for LIMEX alternative material in Miyagi

TBM began construction on August 26, 2019 of its second domestic LIMEX plant in Tagajo, Miyagi Prefecture, with about 25,000 tonnes annual output and operations planned for winter 2020, employing around 60 local workers.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-08-26
- Where: Tagajo, Miyagi, Japan
- Jobs: 60
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: approx. 25,000 tonnes per year
- Products: LIMEX limestone-based sheet material, paper and plastic substitutes
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [TBM](https://endata.com/companies/5456.md)

## Sources

- [prtimes.jp](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000083.000016815.html), 2019-08-27: "本工場は、LIMEX事業のグローバル展開のモデルとなる量産工場です。"

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