Tosoh to Increase High-Silica Zeolite Production in Nanyo Complex

Tosoh Corporation will be expanding its production capacity for high-silica zeolite (HSZ) at its Nanyo complex in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Construction there on additional HSZ manufacturing facilities is slated to begin in May 2018 and to conclude in March 2019 at a cost of approximately ¥10 billion ($1.49 billion).

Tosoh produces HSZ in Japan at its Yokkaichi complex as well as its Nanyo complex and overseas in Malaysia. The Nanyo complex’s new facilities will raise Tosoh’s overall HSZ production capacity 30 percent beyond its current level.

HSZ is a synthetic zeolite featuring excellent thermal and acid stability. It is used to reduce environmental impact in purifying catalysts for automobile exhausts, as a catalyst in petroleum refining and petrochemicals production, as well as an adsorption material for volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

High-performance grades of HSZ for use in automobile emission catalysts are especially in demand to meet increasingly stringent emissions standards globally. Demand for HSZ and particularly for its highest grades is expected to grow rapidly, mainly in emerging economies.

Tosoh markets HSZ worldwide and is aggressively pursuing development of new grades of the product for application in automobile emission catalysts. At the same time, Tosoh is strengthening its HSZ product supply network and elevating its HSZ production capacity to meet expanding demand.