# Kolon Industries to double aramid pulp capacity at Gumi plant

Kolon Industries is investing 22 billion won to double annual aramid pulp production capacity at its Gumi plant from 1,500 to 3,000 tons. Trial operations have begun, with full-scale deliveries expected in December 2024.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-11-13
- Where: Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, South Korea
- Value: $16.0M (22.0B KRW)
- Starts operating: Dec 2024
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 3,000 tons per year
- Products: aramid pulp
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Kolon Industries](https://endata.com/companies/25976.md)

## Sources

- [businesskorea.co.kr](https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=229237), 2024-11-13: "We have invested 22 billion won in our Gumi plant in North Gyeongsang Province to double the annual production capacity of aramid pulp and have begun trial operations."

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