Teijin-DuPont JV closes Japan plant

摘要

Teijin says that its Teijin DuPont Films polyester films joint venture with DuPont will permanently shut its production facility at Anpachi, Japan. The move is aimed at restructuring the production facilities of Teijin DuPont Films' subsidiary in Japan, and output will be consolidated at the jv's facility at Utsunomiya, Japan, Teijin says. The Japan-based subsidiary of Teijin DuPont Films already implemented several measures, including discontinuing production at its facility in Ibaraki Prefecture, to reduce costs to become more competitive. Increasingly intense competition in the world market has nevertheless forced the company to restructure its production facilities further to improve efficiency and ensure profitability, Teijin says. Production at the Anpachi facility will first be reduced, and operations at the facility will be terminated by the end of September 2016.