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Ashimori Industry to build sewer-pipeline rehabilitation materials plant in Tochigi

Ashimori Industry Co., Ltd.Shimotsuke, TochigiPublished
Investment¥6B
PhasePlanned
Start—
CompletionJan 2028
To completion
Today
20272028

About 15 months to scheduled completion.

Ashimori Industry, a Toyoda Gosei group company, will establish a new plant in Shimotsuke, Tochigi, to produce liners used for sewer-pipeline rehabilitation, including the Paltem L-UV method. The plant is scheduled to begin operations in the first half of 2028, supporting demand for infrastructure renewal in eastern and northern Japan.

Project facts

Owner
Ashimori Industry Co., Ltd.
Listing
7282 Tokyo
Facility
Factory/Plant
Sector
Materials & chemicals
Location
Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
Investment
¥6B — total, including building, land and equipment
Scale / capacity
Land: 31,400 sqm; building: 7,700 sqm
Completion
Jan 2028
Announced
Oct 2, 2026

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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