# UBE to expand polycarbonate diol production in Thailand

UBE Corporation announced the third expansion of its polycarbonate diol (PCD) production facilities at its subsidiary UBE Fine Chemicals (Asia) Co., Ltd. in Rayong, Thailand, increasing capacity from 8,000 to 12,000 tons per year.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-08-29
- Where: Rayong, Thailand, Thailand
- Starts operating: Aug 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 12,000 tons per year
- Products: polycarbonate diol (PCD)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [UBE Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/43908.md)
- [UBE Fine Chemicals (Asia) Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/64970.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [ube.com](https://www.ube.com/ube/en/news/2022/ube-corporation-to-expand-polycarbonate-diol-production-in-thailand.html), 2022-08-29: "The facility will start operations in August 2023, and the production capacity is planned to be increased from 8,000 tons to 12,000 tons per year."
- [chemengonline.com](https://www.chemengonline.com/ube-is-raising-polycarbonate-diol-production-capacity-at-thai-subsidiary/?printmode=1), 2022-09-01: "UBE Corp. announced that it has started third expansion of its production facilities for polycarbonate diol (PCD) at one of its local subsidiaries in Thailand"

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