# DKS to boost lithium-ion battery binder capacity at Shiga plant

Dai-ichi Kogyo Seiyaku (DKS) completed medium-scale production equipment for its Elecsel CR series water-based composite binder for lithium-ion battery anodes at its Shiga plant, starting operations in May 2025. The company plans a phased investment of about 3 billion yen to further expand capacity.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-05-14
- Where: Shiga Prefecture, Higashiomi, Japan
- Value: $21.0M (3.00B JPY)
- Starts operating: May 2025
- Status: completed
- Products: water-based composite binder for lithium-ion battery anodes
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Dai-ichi Kogyo Seiyaku](https://endata.com/companies/84752.md)

## Sources

- [prtimes.jp](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000102.000073630.html), 2025-05-14: "このたび、滋賀工場において中量生産設備が完成し、2025年5月より稼働を開始します。"

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