據ICIS網站1月25日消息 日本住友化學周二表示，住友化學正在該公司位于愛媛縣的工廠為其液晶聚合物（LCP）超級工程塑料增建生產線。

該公司在一份聲明中表示，此次擴張將使該集團的液晶聚合物產能增加約30%。

新的生產線計劃在2023年夏天完工。

液晶聚合物已被廣泛應用，包括個人電腦和智能手機的電子元件。

該公司表示：“隨著5G數據通信系統的大規模推出，對液晶聚合物的需求持續強勁增長，電動汽車在加速緩解環境影響的努力下變得越來越受歡迎。”

新生產線的投資和產能細節未披露。

王磊 摘譯自 ICIS

原文如下：

Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical to expand LCP capacity at Ehime

Sumitomo Chemical is building additional production lines for its liquid crystal polymer (LCP) super engineering plastic at the company’s site in Ehime, the Japanese producer said on Tuesday. 

This expansion will increase the group’s production capacity of LCP by around 30%, it said in a statement. 

The new production lines are scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2023. 

LCP has been used for a broad range of applications, including electronic components for PCs and smartphones. 

“Demand for LCP is continuing to grow strongly as the rollout of 5G data communications systems is progressing at scale, while electric vehicles are becoming more popular on the back of accelerated efforts to mitigate environmental impact,” the company said. 

Investment and capacity details of the new production lines were not disclosed.