# Sunrex Industrial to expand meltblown nonwoven fabric capacity by 1.3x

Mitsui Chemicals' subsidiary Sunrex Industrial will add one meltblown nonwoven fabric production line at its Yokkaichi plant, increasing capacity by 1.3 times. Commercial operation is scheduled for April 2023.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-02-10
- Where: Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan
- Starts operating: Apr 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.3 times increase
- Products: meltblown nonwoven fabric (Syntex MB)
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Sunrex Industrial](https://endata.com/companies/60946.md)
- [Mitsui Chemicals](https://endata.com/companies/19809.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [plantdb.jp](https://plantdb.jp/article/99bcf8ac-d63f-11ef-9821-0242ac120002), 2022-02-10: "三井化学は8日、100%子会社のサンレックス工業がメルトブローン不織布製造設備を増設し、生産能力を1.3倍にすると発表した。"

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