# Nipro and Toyobo to build CTA dialyzer production plant in Odate, Japan

Nipro Corporation and Toyobo Co., Ltd. will jointly build an integrated production plant for cellulose triacetate (CTA) dialyzers at Nipro's Odate Factory in Akita Prefecture. The plant will have total floor space of approximately 31,000 m², with capital investment of about 17 billion yen, and is scheduled to start operation in July 2024.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-01-05
- Where: Odate City, Akita Prefecture, Japan
- Value: $148.0M (17.0B JPY)
- Starts operating: Jul 2024
- Status: under construction
- Products: CTA dialyzers (artificial kidneys)
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Toyobo](https://endata.com/companies/7774.md) (partner)
- [Nipro Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/21601.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [niproasia.com.sg](https://niproasia.com.sg/cta-dialyzer-production-plant-with-toyobo/), 2022-01-05: "Nipro Corporation has decided to build an integrated production plant for cellulose triacetate (CTA) dialyzers (artificial kidneys) jointly with Toyobo Co., Ltd."

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