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ADEKA to build TRANSPAREX manufacturing plant in South Korea

ADEKA CorporationWanju County, South KoreaPublished
Investment¥6.5B
PhasePlanned
StartDec 2026
CompletionJun 2028
Construction
Today
20272028

Construction starts in about 2 months; completion is scheduled about 20 months from now.

ADEKA will build a new manufacturing plant for its high-performance TRANSPAREX clarifying agent at the third plant of subsidiary ADEKA KOREA CORPORATION in Wanju County, South Korea. The plant will be built in surplus space at an existing semiconductor-materials facility to secure supply as demand expands; construction is scheduled to run from December 2026 to June 2028, with operations beginning in November 2028.

Project facts

Owner
ADEKA Corporation
Listing
4401 Tokyo
Facility
Factory/Plant
Sector
Materials & chemicals
Location
Wanju County, South Korea (overseas)
Investment
¥6.5B — total
Scale / capacity
5,996 sqm floor area
Construction start
Dec 2026
Completion
Jun 2028
Announced
Aug 25, 2026
Themes
reshoring

Figures and schedules are as announced by the company or the public body concerned; plans can change. Amounts that were not disclosed are recorded as not disclosed, never estimated.

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