# Nippon Soda to double VP polymer capacity at Chiba plant

Nippon Soda decided to double production capacity of VP polymer (photoresist material) at its Chiba plant in Ichihara, Japan, with an investment of 2.5 billion yen, completion in second half of fiscal 2024.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-02-03
- Where: Ichihara, Chiba, Japan
- Value: $19.0M (2.50B JPY)
- Starts operating: Q4 2024
- Status: announced
- Capacity: double current capacity
- Products: VP polymer (polyparahydroxystyrene) for KrF photoresist
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Nippon Soda](https://endata.com/companies/68321.md)

## Sources

- [nikkei.com](https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZRSP648727_T00C23A2000000/), 2023-02-03: "当社は、「VPポリマー」や、樹脂添加剤「NISSO-PB」、および「液状 1,2-SBS」などの機能性ポリマー事業を成長ドライバーと位置付けて拡大発展を目指しております。"
- [kikai-news.net](https://kikai-news.net/2023/02/03/%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e6%9b%b9%e9%81%94%e3%80%81%e5%8d%83%e8%91%89%e5%b7%a5%e5%a0%b4%e3%81%a7%e5%8d%8a%e5%b0%8e%e4%bd%93%e3%83%95%e3%82%a9%e3%83%88%e3%83%ac%e3%82%b8%e3%82%b9%e3%83%88%e6%9d%90%e6%96%99/), 2023-02-03: "日本曹達は、「VP ポリマー」や、樹脂添加剤「NISSO-PB」、および「液状 1,2-SBS」などの機能性 ポリマー事業を成長ドライバーと位置付けて拡大発展を目指している。"
- [prtimes.jp](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000003.000115085.html), 2023-02-03: "当社は、半導体フォトレジスト材料「VPポリマー」製造設備の生産能力増強を決定いたしましたので、お知らせいたします。"

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