{"id":89141,"date":"2023-08-13T11:45:30","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T07:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/polymervapooshesh.ir\/?p=89141"},"modified":"2023-08-15T13:19:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T08:49:12","slug":"kuraray-adding-production-in-texas-europe-cutting-jobs-in-indiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/polymervapooshesh.ir\/en\/kuraray-adding-production-in-texas-europe-cutting-jobs-in-indiana\/","title":{"rendered":"Kuraray adding production in Texas, Europe; cutting jobs in Indiana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><em><strong>Iranpolymer\/ Baspar\u00a0 <\/strong><\/em>Japanese materials firm Kuraray Co. Ltd. is moving in two directions at once, adding specialty resin capacity in Texas and Belgium, while cutting jobs in Indiana.<br \/>\nIn a 9 August news release, officials with Kuraray in Tokyo said that the firm was adding a total of 5,000 tons\/year ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) copolymer resin capacity to its Texas, U.S. and European bases of operation in 2024, with another 5,000 tons\/year to be added in 2026. This 10,000-tons\/year total capacity increase will bring global production capacity from the present 103,000 tons\/year to 113,000 tons\/year. Kuraray sells EVOH under the Eval brand name.<br \/>\n&#8220;We expect that demand for [EVOH] will rise even further in the future as food packaging shifts to using just one type of material, as required for a circular economy, and as food products become more long-lasting to reduce food waste,&#8221; officials said.<br \/>\n&#8220;The increase in Eval demand had been centred primarily in industrialised nations, such as Japan and the United States, as well as those in Europe,&#8221; they added. &#8220;However, demand is now rising in emerging nations. To secure a stable supply structure, Kuraray has determined that it is necessary to boost its Eval production capacity.&#8221;<br \/>\nOfficials said the firm also is considering a new production site in Asia. It already makes the material in Japan. &#8220;We anticipate that the need for food packaging will continue to increase in Asia, where the market for EVOH resin is expanding significantly,&#8221; officials added.<br \/>\nAccording to Kuraray, EVOH is frequently used for food packaging, since its gas barrier qualities guard against deterioration.<br \/>\nBut as it grows in EVOH production, Kuraray&#8217;s MonoSol film unit announced that it was cutting 45 jobs at a plant in Merrillville, Ind. The firm made that announcement in a worker adjustment and retraining (WARN) notice filed with the state of Indiana. The job cuts are expected to be completed by late September.<br \/>\nMonoSol makes water-soluable PVOH films used in products such as detergent capsules. In late 2019, MonoSol opened a new plant in Lebanon, Ind., giving it four in the state. Almost 200 workers at a MonoSol plant in La Porte, Ind., went on strike for a month late last year before reaching a new labour agreement in early January.<br \/>\nKuraray employs more than 11,000 worldwide and posted sales of about $615 million in 2022. 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