# Denka to invest ¥2.3B to boost polyethylene drainage pipe capacity

Denka will invest about ¥2.3 billion to acquire new land and install new equipment at its subsidiary Kyushu Plastic Industry in Tamana, Kumamoto, to increase production capacity of polyethylene drainage pipes by about 60% and storage capacity by over double.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-10-11
- Where: Tamana, Kumamoto, Japan
- Value: $15.5M (2.30B JPY)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: production capacity increase of about 60%, storage capacity more than double
- Products: polyethylene drainage pipes (Toyodren)
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Denka](https://endata.com/companies/46318.md)
- [Kyushu Plastic Industry](https://endata.com/companies/66308.md)

## Sources

- [nikkei.com](https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZRSP641823_R11C22A0000000/), 2022-10-11: "今回の九州プラスチック工業での新用地への製造設備移設および新規設備導入により、同工場の生産能力を現行より約6割、在庫能力を2倍以上増強し、供給体制の更なる安定化に繋げてまいります。"

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