Asahi Kasei to Build a Second Plant for Ceolus™ Microcrystalline Cellulose

<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en" xmlns:wb="//open.weibo.com/wb"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Asahi Kasei to Build a Second Plant for Ceolus™ Microcrystalline Cellulose - Business Wire China</title> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <meta name="description" content="TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Asahi Kasei&#39;s Specialty Solutions SBU will build a second plant for microcrystalline cellulose [1] (trade name Ceol"> <meta name="keywrods" content=""> <meta name="author" content="Business Wire China"> <link href="/css/bootstrap.css" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="/css/main.css?ver=20220804" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="/css/bootstrap-responsive.css" rel="stylesheet"> <script type="text/javascript" src="/js/jquery.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/js/bootstrap.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/js/main.js"></script>  <script src="//tjs.sjs.sinajs.cn/open/api/js/wb.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> </head> <body>  <div class="header"> <div class="wrap"> <div class="container"> <div class="full_980 relative">  <div class="top_panel visible-desktop"> <a href="/zh">简体中文</a> | <a href="/hk">繁體中文</a> | <a href="/en">English</a> <div class="globalsite"><select id="globalsite" class="languages"><option value="0">Business Wire Global sites</option> <option value="1">Business Wire Global</option><option value="3">UK/Ireland</option><option value="4">Deutschland</option><option value="5">France</option><option value="6">Italy</option><option value="7">Japan</option> </select> </div> </div> <div class="logo"><a href="/en"><img src="/images/bwlogo_webmain_china.png" alt="Business Wire China" width="360" height="80"/></a></div> <div class="clear"></div> <div class="navigation"> <ul class="sf-menu"> <li class="current"><a href="/en">Home</a> </li> <li><a href="/en/news/index.html">News</a> </li> <li><a href="/en/events/index.html">Events</a> </li> <li><a href="/en/medias/index.html">Media Services</a> </li> <li><a href="/en/about/index.html">About Us</a> <ul> <li><a href="/en/about/contact.html">Contact Us</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <div class="clear"></div>  <div class="search_form visible-desktop"> <form action="/en/news/search" method="get"> <input class="inp_search" name="s" type="text" value="Search..." title="Search..." /> <input type="submit" class="search_btn" value=" " /> </form> </div>  </div>  </div> </div> </div> </div>   <div class="page_wrapper"> <div class="wrap"> <div class="container"> <div id="content"> <script src="http://tjs.sjs.sinajs.cn/open/api/js/wb.js?appkey=3616646312" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/js/swfobject.js"></script> <div class="full_980 main_wrap"> <div class="row"> <div class="span9 main_block story"> <p><a href="https://www.asahi-kasei.com/" target="_blank"><img src="/files/logos/I/img01.jpg" alt="Asahi Kasei"></a></p> <h2 class="storytitle">Asahi Kasei to Build a Second Plant for Ceolus™ Microcrystalline Cellulose</h2> <div class="storytimelang"> <span class="time">2021-01-14 18:29</span> <span class="lang"> <ul> <li><a href="/zh/news/45504.html"><img src="/images/zh_cn.png" alt="zh_cn"></a></li> <li><a href="/hk/news/45504.html"><img src="/images/zh_hant.png" alt="zh_hant"></a></li> <li><a href="/en/news/45504.html"><img src="/images/en.png" alt="en"></a></li> </ul> </span> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <ul class="industry-list"> <li><a href="/en/industry/manufacturing.html" class="btn">Manufacturing</a></li> <li><a href="/en/industry/health-pharmaceutical.html" class="btn">Health and Pharmaceutical</a></li> <li><a href="/en/industry/chemical.html" class="btn">Chemical</a></li> </ul> <div class="storycontent"> <div itemprop="articleBody"> <p> TOKYO--(<span itemid="https://www.businesswire.com" itemprop="provider publisher copyrightHolder" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"><span itemprop="name"><a href="https://www.businesswire.com/" itemprop="url" referrerpolicy="unsafe-url" rel="nofollow">BUSINESS WIRE</a></span></span>)--Asahi Kasei's Specialty Solutions SBU will build a second plant for microcrystalline cellulose [1] (trade name Ceolus™) at its Mizushima Works in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.</p> <p> Asahi Kasei currently manufactures Ceolus™, a microcrystalline cellulose used primarily in pharmaceuticals as tablet binder [2], in Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan.</p> <p> Besides the standard-type product PH series, Ceolus™ has a lineup of KG series that greatly enhances the compactibility of tablets, and UF series that combines compactibility and flowability. These products provide solutions to a wide range of issues in the production of tablets for pharmaceuticals and supplements.</p> <p> By using the KG series, tablets can be produced stably even when the amount of tablet binder that can be added is small, such as when tablets contain a large amount of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) or when multiple APIs are formulated in a single tablet.</p> <p> The UF series realizes stable production of tablets as well as the uniformity of contained API in tablets, which depend on the excellent flowability of the product.</p> <p> In recent years, demand for proprietary KG and UF series products has increased, and further growth in demand is expected in the future. To meet such growing demand, Asahi Kasei has decided to make a capital expenditure to double the production capacity and achieve a stable supply through multiple production sites. This expansion will enable Asahi Kasei to meet the needs of the pharmaceutical and supplement industries and to contribute to life and living for people around the world.</p> <p> [1] Microcrystalline cellulose is a white powder made from natural pulp, mainly used as an excipient for pharmaceuticals and foods</p> <p> [2] Tablet binders are additives used for the purpose of providing the shape and increasing the volume of solid tablets</p> <table cellspacing="0" id="table-0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="3" rowspan="1"> <p> Capital Expenditure</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> <p> Location:</p> </td> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">  </td> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> <p> Asahi Kasei Corporation Mizushima Works</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> <p>  </p> </td> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">  </td> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> <p> Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> <p> Construction schedule:</p> </td> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">  </td> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> <p> Groundbreaking in September 2021</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> <p>  </p> </td> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">  </td> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> <p> Completion in Spring 2023</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> <p> Investment amount:</p> </td> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">  </td> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> <p> ¥13 billion ($126 million at ¥103/$)</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> <p> Product:</p> </td> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">  </td> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> <p> Ceolus™ microcrystalline cellulose</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div style="clear:both;">  </div> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="" referrerpolicy="unsafe-url" src="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=bwnews&sty=20210113005028r1&sid=web01&distro=nx&lang=en" style="width:0;height:0;" /></p> </div> <div> <h2> Contacts</h2> <p> Noriyoshi Shimakata<br /> General Manager<br /> Ceolus Overseas Sales & Marketing Department<br /> Email: <a href="mailto:shimakata.nb@om.asahi-kasei.co.jp" referrerpolicy="unsafe-url" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">shimakata.nb@om.asahi-kasei.co.jp</a></p> </div> <div class="story-image"> <img src="/files/news/52358623-1610620596-1.jpg" alt="Product Features (Graphic: Business Wire)"/> <p class="caption">Product Features (Graphic: Business Wire)</p> </div> <div class="story-image"> <img src="/files/news/52358623-1610620596-2.jpg" alt="Product and Package (Graphic: Business Wire)"/> <p class="caption">Product and Package (Graphic: Business Wire)</p> </div> </div> <div class="subjects"> <ul class="subject-list"> <li><a href="/en/subject/products-services.html">Products & Services News</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div class="commentbox"> <wb:comments url="auto" border="y" width="auto" skin="blue" appkey="3616646312" ></wb:comments> </div> </div> <div class="span3 sidebar"> <div class="widget"> <h3>Business Wire Weibo</h3> 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