# Mitsui Chemicals to double PUD capacity at Shimizu Factory

Mitsui Chemicals will expand polyurethane dispersion (PUD) production at its Shimizu Factory in Japan, approximately doubling domestic capacity to meet demand for mono-material food packaging. Construction starts February 2024, with operational launch in June 2025.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-08-09
- Where: Shimizu, Japan, Japan
- Starts operating: Jun 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: approximately double current domestic production capacity
- Products: TAKELAC polyurethane dispersions (PUDs)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Mitsui Chemicals](https://endata.com/companies/19809.md)
- [Mitsui Chemicals MC](https://endata.com/companies/71937.md)

## Sources

- [jp.mitsuichemicals.com](https://jp.mitsuichemicals.com/en/release/2023/2023_0809_1/index.htm), 2023-08-09: "Mitsui Chemicals today announced that it will increase its production capacity for polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) to meet demand for mono-material food packaging."
- [european-coatings.com](https://www.european-coatings.com/news/markets-companies/mitsui-chemicals-to-increase-polyurethane-dispersions-production/), 2023-09-11: "The move is expected to approximately double domestic production capacity."

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