# Tosoh invests €450M in chloroprene rubber capacity expansion in Japan

Tosoh Corp. announced on June 12, 2025, a Yen75 billion (€450 million) investment to build a second chloroprene rubber production facility at its Nanyo Complex in Shunan City, Japan, adding 22 ktpa capacity. Construction starts spring 2027, commercial operation spring 2030.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-06-12
- Where: Nanyo Complex, Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
- Value: $490.0M (450.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: Apr 2030
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 22 kilotonnes per annum (ktpa) of chloroprene rubber
- Products: Skyprene-branded chloroprene rubber
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [european-rubber-journal.com](https://www.european-rubber-journal.com/article/2097554/tosoh-investing-450m-in-chloroprene-rubber-capacity-expansion), 2025-06-13: "Tosoh Corp. has announced plans to increase the production capacity of chloroprene rubber (CR) in Japan, in response to increasing global demand for the material."
- [echemi.com](https://www.echemi.com/cms/2452894.html), 2025-06-18: "Tosoh Corporation announced that it will invest 75 billion yen to build a second production facility in Nanyang Industrial Park, Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan to increase its chloroprene rubber production capacity."

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