# Cariflex builds polyisoprene latex plant in Singapore, relocates HQ

Cariflex is constructing its largest polyisoprene latex plant on Jurong Island, Singapore, expected to be operational by the second half of 2024. The plant will create at least 80 permanent jobs. The company also relocated its global headquarters to Singapore.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-07-26
- Where: Jurong Island, Singapore, Singapore
- Jobs: 80
- Starts operating: Q3 2024
- Status: under construction
- Products: polyisoprene rubber latex, synthetic rubbers and latexes for medical materials
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Cariflex](https://endata.com/companies/48647.md)
- [DL Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/55405.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [biospectrumasia.com](https://www.biospectrumasia.com/news/54/22784/cariflex-relocates-hq-in-singapore-to-start-production-at-polyisoprene-latex-plant.html), 2023-07-26: "The construction of our largest polyisoprene latex plant in Jurong Island, Singapore is progressing well. The plant is expected to be operational by the second half of 2024."

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