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Osaka Soda to expand pharmaceutical-purification silica gel production equipment at Amagasaki plant

Osaka Soda Co., Ltd.Amagasaki, HyogoPublished
InvestmentNot disclosed
PhasePlanned
StartNov 2026
CompletionNov 2027
Construction
Today
2027

Construction starts in about 1 months; completion is scheduled about 13 months from now.

Osaka Soda held a groundbreaking ceremony for an expansion of pharmaceutical-purification silica gel production equipment at its Amagasaki plant in Hyogo. The project is part of a combined investment of more than ¥10 billion at the Amagasaki and Matsuyama plants, intended to roughly double their combined production capacity to meet growing demand for pharmaceutical purification materials.

Project facts

Owner
Osaka Soda Co., Ltd.
Listing
4046 Tokyo
Facility
Factory/Plant
Sector
Materials & chemicals
Location
Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan
Investment
Not disclosed
Scale / capacity
approximately twice the current combined production capacity of the Matsuyama and Amagasaki plants
Construction start
Nov 2026
Completion
Nov 2027
Announced
Oct 21, 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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