# Suminoe Textile to build synthetic leather plant in Mexico

Suminoe Textile's Mexican subsidiary, Suminoe Textile de Mexico, began construction of a new synthetic leather manufacturing line and building in Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico, with an investment of approximately 3 billion yen. Mass production is scheduled to begin in June 2024.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-01-13
- Where: Castro del Rio Industrial Park, Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
- Value: $23.0M (3.00B JPY)
- Starts operating: Jun 2024
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 40 m³/month
- Products: synthetic leather for automotive interior materials
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Suminoe Textile Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/67866.md)
- [Suminoe Textile de Mexico](https://endata.com/companies/67867.md)

## Sources

- [en.lnews.jp](https://en.lnews.jp/2023/01/p0113308.html), 2023-01-13: "Suminoe Textile announced that its Mexican subsidiary, Suminoe Textile de Mexico (STM), has acquired land for a new synthetic leather manufacturing line for automotive interior materials with an investment of approximately 3 billion yen, and has begun construction of a new building."

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