MOSCOW (MRC) -- Tosoh Logistics Corp., a subsidiary of Tosoh Group, will construct a new specialized chemical logistics warehouse in Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture (harbor district), Japan, according to Apic-online.
The facility, tentatively named Rinkai Logistics Center No. 2, will feature freezing, cooling and heating capabilities. It will be the "largest" integrated logistics warehouse for chemical products in western Japan, and the company's third large-scale logistics warehouse in the Shunan area, Tosoh noted.
Construction will start in January 2019 and completion is scheduled for December 2019. Operations are expected to begin in January 2020.
The project is part of the company's infrastructure upgrades to handle increased volume as it boosts its production capacities to meet increased medium- and long-term demand.
As MRC informed before, in mid-April 2016, Tosoh Corp restarted its 527,000 tpa naphtha cracker in Yokkaichi, central Japan after planned maintenance, which March 8.
Tosoh is one of the largest chlor-alkali manufacturers in Asia. The company supplies the plastic resins and an array of the basic chemicals that support modern life. Tosoh's petrochemical operations supply ethylene, polymers, and polyethylene.
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