Japan’s Polyplastics Co Ltd will expand capacity of its engineering plastics compound plant in Kuantan (Malaysia) by 9,000 tonnes per annum. When expansion is completed, the plant will have a yearly production capacity of 35,000 tonnes.
The additional lines will produce Duracon polyoxymethylene (POM) and Durafide polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) compounds. The expanded facility is scheduled for completion at the end of 2016 and commencement of commercial operation in June 2017.
It is anticipated that as Japanese companies continue to be transplanted in the Asia-Pacific region, demand for compound products in the region will rise. Polyplastics will use to advantage the Kuantan plant, where distribution costs can be contained and tariffs on Japanese imports are eliminated, to strengthen cost competitiveness.
The Polyplastics Group, which has engineering plastics facilities in Fuji (Japan), Dafa (Kaohsiung, Taiwan); and Nantong (China), has a combined yearly compound production capacity of 150,000 tonnes.
The additional lines will produce Duracon polyoxymethylene (POM) and Durafide polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) compounds. The expanded facility is scheduled for completion at the end of 2016 and commencement of commercial operation in June 2017.
It is anticipated that as Japanese companies continue to be transplanted in the Asia-Pacific region, demand for compound products in the region will rise. Polyplastics will use to advantage the Kuantan plant, where distribution costs can be contained and tariffs on Japanese imports are eliminated, to strengthen cost competitiveness.
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The increase in compound production capacity will not only benefit customers in the Asia-Pacific region but also strengthen the supply system to be better able to respond to growing demand in the European and American markets as well.
The Polyplastics Group, which has engineering plastics facilities in Fuji (Japan), Dafa (Kaohsiung, Taiwan); and Nantong (China), has a combined yearly compound production capacity of 150,000 tonnes.