Showa Aluminum Can completes Second Production Base in Vietnam
11 Giugno 2018 - 7:00AM
JCN Newswire (English)
Showa Denko (SDK; TSE:4004) subsidiary Showa Aluminum Can
Corporation (SAC), headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, has completed
construction of a new factory in Da Nang City, Quang Nam Province,
mid-Vietnam, for its subsidiary Hanacans, holding a completion
ceremony for the new facility on June 8. (See "Showa Aluminum Can
to Establish Second Production Base in Vietnam", Feb 14, 2017)
The new Hanacans factory is its second production base in Vietnam,
with an annual production capacity of 700 million aluminum can
bodies. To increase the overall capacity of its lines, Hanacans is
working towards the production of can ends at its factory in Bach
Nin Province, suburban Hanoi. When work is finished in October,
total capacity of the two factories, for can bodies and can ends,
will reach 2 billion cans a year.
Since its acquisition of Hanacans in May 2014, SAC has introduced
its leading-edge production technologies and quality control system
to Hanacans, successfully increasing sales throughout the northern
part of the country. SAC hopes to achieve further increases in
sales in mid-Vietnam through its efforts to make Hanacans' new
production line the finest in the region, offering superior
products and answerinh the needs of the market.
About Showa Denko K.K.
Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004, ADR:SHWDY), a major manufacturer
of chemical products, serves a wide range of fields from heavy
industry to electronics and computer industries. The Petrochemicals
Sector provides cracker products such as ethylene and propylene,
the Chemicals Sector provides industrial, high-performance and
high-purity gases and chemicals for semicon and other industries,
and the Inorganics Sector provides ceramic products, such as
alumina, abrasives, refractory and graphite electrodes and fine
carbon products. The Aluminum Sector provides aluminum materials
and high-value-added fabricated aluminum, the Electronics Sector
provides HD media, compound semiconductors such as ultra
high-bright LEDs and rare earth magnetic alloys, and the Advanced
Battery Materials Department (ABM) provides lithium-ion battery
components. For more information, please visit
www.sdk.co.jp/english/.
Source: Showa Denko K.K.
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