{"id":142080,"date":"2021-08-24T10:33:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T01:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=142080&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2021-08-24T10:35:42","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T01:35:42","slug":"mitsubishi-chemical-to-build-emulsifier-factory-in-kitakyushu","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/mitsubishi-chemical-to-build-emulsifier-factory-in-kitakyushu\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitsubishi Chemical To Build Emulsifier Factory in Kitakyushu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation announced the opening of a new emulsifier factory in Kitakyushu City. Investing \u00a56 billion, the company aims to increase its \u2018Sugar Ester\u2019 domestic production by around 20% from 2023. The products would be used for beverages, snacks, and more to sell in the domestic and Chinese markets. <b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOUC20AW30Q1A820C2000000\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nikkei<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.m-chemical.co.jp\/news\/2021\/1212081_7471.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mitsubishi Chemical<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-142081\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/tyler-coleman-FtWQhwpe1qc-unsplash.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/tyler-coleman-FtWQhwpe1qc-unsplash.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/tyler-coleman-FtWQhwpe1qc-unsplash.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/tyler-coleman-FtWQhwpe1qc-unsplash.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/tyler-coleman-FtWQhwpe1qc-unsplash.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo by<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@typierce?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TYLER COLEMAN<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/s\/photos\/sweet?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unsplash<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0for image purpose only<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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