Nippon Shokubai to set up 50,000-MT superabsorbent polymers plant in Japan

摘要

NIPPON Shokubai Co Ltd has decided to expand superabsorbent polymers (SAP) production capacity at its Himeji plant, Japan, to meet its strong growth. Global demand for SAP has been increasing at 6-7% annually reflecting the growth of diaper, which is major application of superabsorbent polymers. To satisfy this strong demand quickly, Nippon Shokubai has decided to build a new SAP plant with an annual capacity of 50,000 metric tonne (MT) per annum at Himeji plant. Nippon Shokubai will apply our latest technology to this new SAP facility for improving productivity. After validation of this technology in Himeji plant, this technology would be applied to future SAP facilities for supplying high quality and cost competitive SAP to all over the world.