Sekisui Chemical increased foam production in the United States

Recently, Sekisui Chemical said that it will invest 6 billion yen in its plant in Michigan to expand foam production
.
To this end, the company will add a new building at its U.
S.
plant to increase production capacity by approximately 20%.

The expansion project is expected to be completed and put into operation
in July~September 2024.

It is reported that the material increased by Sekisui Chemical is polyolefin foam, which is foamed by heating polyethylene with an electron beam
.
The material is used in industrial tapes or medical devices
.
Sekisui Chemical said that at present, the annual production capacity of the company's US plant is about 6,000 tons, and there is still a big gap
to meet the needs of industrial and medical applications.

Sekisui Chemical's polyolefin foam has eight production sites
in Japan, the U.
S.
, and Europe.
In addition to industrial tapes and medical device applications, foam plastics are also used in automotive interior materials
.