# Toyochem opens polymer pilot building at Kawagoe Factory

Toyochem Co., Ltd. opened a new polymer pilot building at its Kawagoe Factory in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, for prototyping and medium-scale production of new resins. Operations began in April 2023.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-04-24
- Where: Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
- Starts operating: Apr 2023
- Status: completed
- Products: new resins, condensed polymers with heat resistance and flexibility
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Toyochem Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/49889.md)

## Sources

- [artiencegroup.com](https://www.artiencegroup.com/en/news/2023/23042401.html), 2023-04-24: "TOYOCHEM CO., LTD. is building a new polymer pilot building at its TOYOCHEM Factory, which will carry out trial production and medium-scale production of new resins and processed products that Toyochem has not previously handled."
- [aei.dempa.net](https://aei.dempa.net/archives/16164), 2023-06-06: "Toyochem has completed construction of a new Polymer Pilot Facility at its Kawagoe Factory"

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