# 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%.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-12-08
- Where: Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
- Starts operating: Oct 2024
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 20% increase
- Products: polyimide film (UPILEX), biphenyl tetracarboxylic dianhydride (BPDA)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [UBE Industries Ltd](https://endata.com/companies/21995.md)

## Sources

- [ube.com](https://www.ube.com/ube/en/news/2021/ube-industries-to-expand-production-facilities-for-polyimide-film-upilex.html), 2021-12-08: "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."

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