Kuraray To Boost EVAL Production Capacity

Tokyo - Kuraray Co. Ltd will be investing 4 billion yen ($51.27M ) in boosting the production of its EVAL ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH resin) in Kuraray America Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary located in Texas, United States.

The company will add 12,000 tons to its annual capacity of 35,000 tons to address the steadily expanding demand for EVAL, particularly in food packaging applications as well as in automobile fuel tanks.

SOURCE: Kuraray Co. Ltd