# Thai MMA signs contract to build MAA#3 unit, increasing capacity by 10,000 tons/year

Thai MMA Co., Ltd. under SCGC signed a design and construction contract with TTCL Plc. for a new methacrylic acid production unit (MAA#3) to increase annual capacity by 10,000 tons. Construction begins in 2023, with commercial operation planned for August 2024.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-01-04
- Where: Thailand
- Starts operating: Aug 2024
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 10,000 tons per year of methacrylic acid
- Products: methacrylic acid
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Thai MMA Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/67682.md)
- [TTCL](https://endata.com/companies/65833.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [scgchemicals.com](https://www.scgchemicals.com/en/articles/news/1672819719), 2023-01-04: "The construction is scheduled to begin in 2023, with the commercial operation planned to commence in August 2024."

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