# Nippon Shokubai Indonesia builds third factory in Cilegon to expand acrylic acid capacity

PT Nippon Shokubai Indonesia is building a third factory in Cilegon, Banten, to add 100,000 tons/year of acrylic acid capacity, bringing total capacity to 240,000 tons/year. Total investment to date is $693 million.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-05-25
- Where: Cilegon, Banten, Indonesia
- Value: $693.0M
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 100,000 tons/year of acrylic acid
- Products: acrylic acid, acrylic esters, superabsorbent polymer
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [PT. NIPPON SHOKUBAI INDONESIA](https://endata.com/companies/40607.md)
- [Nippon Shokubai](https://endata.com/companies/15191.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [voi.id](https://voi.id/en/economy/282149), 2023-05-25: "The first and only Superabsorbent Polymer (SAP) producer in Indonesia, PT Nippon Shokubai Indonesia (PT NSI) built a third factory to maintain Acrylic Acid's domestic supply which continues to increase as well as increase the export market potential."

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