# Mitsubishi Chemical Group to boost UK production of SoarnoL EVOH resin

The Mitsubishi Chemical Group announced a 21,000-ton increase in annual production capacity of SoarnoL EVOH resin at its UK facility in Hull, from 18,000 to 39,000 tons per year. Construction starts April 2023, operation begins July 2025.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-07-28
- Where: Hull, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Starts operating: Jul 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 21,000 tons per year increase (to 39,000 tons per year)
- Products: SoarnoL EVOH resin
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/5545.md)

## Sources

- [mcgc.com](https://www.mcgc.com/english/news_release/01337.html), 2022-07-28: "The Mitsubishi Chemical Group hereby announces that it has decided to increase its annual production capacity of SoarnoL™ ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) resin by 21,000 tons in the United Kingdom."

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