# DIC expands large deaeration module production capacity at Ichihara plant

DIC Corporation expanded production capacity for large deaeration modules at its DIC Kako Ichihara plant in Japan, investing approximately 1.6 billion yen to increase capacity by 1.5 times.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-02-21
- Where: Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
- Value: $14.5M (1.60B JPY)
- Starts operating: 21 Feb 2020
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 1.5 times previous capacity
- Products: large deaeration modules, hollow fiber membrane modules
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [DIC Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/19672.md)
- [DIC Kako Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/45418.md)

## Sources

- [dic-global.com](https://www.dic-global.com/en/news/2020/ir/20200604164159.html), 2020-02-21: "DIC Corporation announced today that it has reinforced production equipment at DIC Group company DIC Kako, Inc.’s Ichihara Plant to expand its production capacity for large degassing modules—used for water treatment, among others"
- [dic-global.com](https://www.dic-global.com/ja/news/2020/ir/20200221085140.html), 2020-02-21: "このたびの投資額は、約16億円で、新工場稼働で中空糸膜モジュールの生産能力は従来の1.5倍に拡大します。"

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