# Idemitsu Advanced Materials starts up SPS plant in Malaysia

Idemitsu Advanced Materials completed construction and started commercial production in November 2023 of a second syndiotactic polystyrene (SPS) plant in Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia, with a capacity of 9,000 tons/year.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-12-28
- Where: Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia, Malaysia
- Starts operating: Nov 2023
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 9,000 tons/year
- Products: syndiotactic polystyrene (SPS) resin
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Idemitsu Advanced Materials](https://endata.com/companies/74684.md)
- [Idemitsu Kosan](https://endata.com/companies/19808.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [chemorbis.com](https://www.chemorbis.com/en/plastics-news/Idemitsu-Advanced-Materials-starts-up-world-s-second-SPS-plant-in-Malaysia/2023/12/28/889655), 2023-12-27: "Idemitsu Advanced Materials, a subsidiary of Japan's Idemitsu Kosan, completed the construction of a second syndiotactic polystyrene (SPS) production plant located in Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia."

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