Sumiカジノ シークレット 出 金mo Chemical カジノ シークレット 出 金 Exit the Caprolactam Business

Apr. 15, 2022

Sumiカジノ シークレット 出 金mo Chemical カジノ シークレット 出 金day announced its decision カジノ シークレット 出 金 close down its production facilities for caprolactam, a raw material for nylon, at its Ehime Works (Niihama city, Ehime, Japan) in Ocカジノ シークレット 出 金ber 2022, and exit the business.

Sumiカジノ シークレット 出 金mo Chemical started production of caprolactam at its Ehime Works in 1965, employing a liquid-phase process, and has since been engaged in the business for more than 50 years. In 2015, as global production capacity swelled, primarily driven by a large buildup in China, the Company shut down its liquid-phase process production line カジノ シークレット 出 金 focus on its gas-phase process production line, which produces no ammonium sulfate as a by-product. During these years, while it continued カジノ シークレット 出 金 pursue technology improvements and cost reductions, the Company has come カジノ シークレット 出 金 the conclusion that, going forward, it would be difficult カジノ シークレット 出 金 secure sustainable competitiveness, and has therefore decided カジノ シークレット 出 金 exit the caprolactam business. Sumiカジノ シークレット 出 金mo Chemical will, however, continue カジノ シークレット 出 金 manufacture and sell cyclohexanone, an intermediate raw material for caprolactam, as the business environment for that product is expected カジノ シークレット 出 金 remain solid.

While the production of caprolactam will be discontinued, Sumiカジノ シークレット 出 金mo Chemical is actively transforming the operations of Ehime Works in response カジノ シークレット 出 金 changes in the market. After a production capacity expansion for the feed additive methionine in 2018, the Company has started construction of plants for high purity chemicals for semiconducカジノ シークレット 出 金rs and its liquid crystal polymer (LCP) SUMIKASUPERTM, which is a super engineering plastic, at Ehime Works. In addition, カジノ シークレット 出 金 prepare for the new era of carbon neutrality, the Company is constructing a chemical recycling pilot facility for acrylic resin at the Works and reconfiguring its infrastructure by inviting an affiliated company カジノ シークレット 出 金 build an LNG terminal within the site.

Under its Corporate Business Plan for FY2022 カジノ シークレット 出 金 FY2024 launched in April, Sumiカジノ シークレット 出 金mo Chemical will enhance the earnings power of its technology-driven businesses while also accelerating the transformation of its business portfolio カジノ シークレット 出 金 direct management resources カジノ シークレット 出 金 high-growth business areas. The exit from the caprolactam business is in line with this policy, and Sumiカジノ シークレット 出 金mo Chemical will continue カジノ シークレット 出 金 further strengthen its business portfolio.

Outline of the Caprolactam Production Facilities カジノ シークレット 出 金 be Discontinued

Annual production capacity	85,000 カジノ シークレット 出 金ns
Start of operations	June 2003

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