DIC Corporation

Sun Chemical and its parent DIC Corporation will increase production capacity of DAILUBE extreme pressure additives by 6,000 tons per annum at their Kashima plant in Japan, starting April 2018.

DIC Corporation announced plans to invest approximately ¥800 million to expand annual PPS compound production capacity at its Komaki Plant in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, by 3,500 metric tonnes. New equipment is scheduled to begin operating in September 2018.

Fermentalg and DIC Corporation signed a cooperation agreement including a €5 million investment by DIC in Fermentalg and a three-year joint development agreement for two products, including phycocyanin, a natural blue pigment for food colorings.

DIC constructed a new factory on the grounds of its Chiba plant to strengthen production capacity for small hollow fiber membrane modules used in degassing inks for industrial inkjet printers. Investment is approximately 8.5 million yen, and production capacity will increase by about 1.5 times.

DIC Corporation announced a $13 million expansion of production capacity for Linablue natural blue food coloring at its subsidiary Earthrise Nutritionals in California. New facilities are scheduled to start operation in 2018.