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Ube Industries to build new polyimide film plant in Ube, Japan · Endata

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Dec 8, 2021EXPANSIONUbe City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Ube Industries to build new polyimide film plant in Ube, Japan

Ube Industries announced it will build a new plant for polyimide film (UPILEX) at its Ube Chemical Factory in Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The plant will start trial operations in October 2024, raising production capacity by 20%.

Starts operating

Oct 2024

Status

Announced

Capacity

20% increase

Productspolyimide film (UPILEX)biphenyl tetracarboxylic dianhydride (BPDA)

CompaniesUBE Industries Ltd

Sectors#Specialty Chemicals #Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics

“The Company has decided to build a new plant for polyimide film (product name: UPILEX®), sales of which are expanding for circuit substrates for liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs and organic light emitting diode (OLED) displays for smartphones.”ube.com

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ube.comUbe Industries to Expand Production Facilities for Polyimide Film (UPILEX®) | UBE CorporationDec 8, 2021

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