# Toray expands transparent ABS capacity in Penang, Malaysia

Toray completed an expansion at its Prai Industrial Park facility in Penang, Malaysia, increasing ABS resin production capacity by 75,000 tons/year to 425,000 tons/year. The new capacity is now in production.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-08-17
- Where: Prai Industrial Park, Penang, Malaysia
- Starts operating: 17 Aug 2021
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 75,000 tons per year (added), 425,000 tons per year (total)
- Products: transparent ABS resin (TOYOLAC)
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Toray Industries](https://endata.com/companies/4565.md)
- [Toray Plastics (Malaysia) Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/57192.md)

## Sources

- [echemi.com](https://www.echemi.com/cms/318945.html), 2021-08-19: "Toray announced that through the establishment of the latest facility in Prai Industrial Park, Penang, Malaysia, Toray Group has increased its famous TOYOLAC® ABS transparent resin globally... and officially put into production."
- [process-worldwide.com](https://www.process-worldwide.com/toray-launches-new-plant-for-expanding-abs-production-capacity-a-1049569/), 2021-08-20: "The modern plant set up at its new facilities at Prai has boosted Toray Plastics’ (Malaysia) ABS resin production and distribution capacities by 75,000 metric tons, to 425,000 metric tons annually."

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