# Tosoh plans $173M MDI chemicals factory in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Vietnam

Tosoh, a Japanese chemicals and materials firm, plans to invest $172.6 million in building a methylene diphenyl isocyanate (MDI) factory with an annual capacity of 100,000 tons at Phu My 3 Industrial Park in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, southern Vietnam. The project is Tosoh's first in Vietnam and Southeast Asia, and is expected to employ 75 locals and three foreigners.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-11-04
- Where: Phu My 3 Industrial Park, Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, Vietnam
- Value: $172.6M
- Jobs: 78
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 100,000 tons per year
- Products: methylene diphenyl isocyanate (MDI)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Tosoh](https://endata.com/companies/19811.md)

## Sources

- [theinvestor.vn](https://theinvestor.vn/japans-tosoh-plans-173-mln-chemicals-factory-in-southern-vietnam-d7281.html), 2023-11-04: "Tosoh, a Japanese chemicals and materials firm, plans to invest $172.6 million in building a methylene diphenyl isocyanate (MDI) factory in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau."

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