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Osaka Soda to expand pharmaceutical silica gel production facilities at Matsuyama plant

Osaka Soda Co., Ltd.Matsuyama, EhimePublished
Investment¥10B
PhasePlanned
StartOct 20, 2026
CompletionFeb 28, 2028
Construction
Today
20272028

Construction starts in about 1 months; completion is scheduled about 17 months from now.

Osaka Soda held a groundbreaking ceremony for an expansion of pharmaceutical purification silica gel production facilities at its Matsuyama plant in Matsuyama, Ehime. The project is part of a plan investing more than JPY 10 billion across the Matsuyama and Amagasaki plants to roughly double combined production capacity, driven by growing demand from diabetes and obesity drug manufacturers.

Project facts

Owner
Osaka Soda Co., Ltd.
Listing
4046 Tokyo
Facility
Factory/Plant
Sector
Materials & chemicals
Location
Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
Investment
¥10B — total for the Matsuyama and Amagasaki plants; more than JPY 10 billion
Scale / capacity
approximately twice the current combined production capacity of the Matsuyama and Amagasaki plants
Construction start
Oct 20, 2026
Completion
Feb 28, 2028
Announced
Oct 8, 2026
Themes
semiconductor-supply-chain

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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