Asahi Kasei has broken ground on a lithium-ion battery separator plant in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada, expected to begin commercial production later. The article is truncated, so the investment value and start date are not stated.
Sumitomo Bakelite signed an agreement to acquire 90% of SB Pax, a new company split from Asahi Kasei Pax's laminated plastic film business, to expand its films and sheets business for pharmaceutical packaging. SB Pax is scheduled to begin operations on 1 April 2024.
Chemieanlagenbau Chemnitz has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management contract by PVC maker Kem One to build a membrane chlor-alkali electrolysis plant at Fos-sur-Mer, France. The order volume is $64 million, with Asahi Kasei as technology partner.