Oji Paper Co., Ltd has decided an investment of new off machine coater for thermal paper at Oji Paper (Thailand) Ltd (“OPT”) in Thailand. Oji Paper (Thailand) Ltd. is a subsidiary wholly owned by Oji Paper Co., Ltd.
This investment makes Oji Paper Group expand thermal paper sales in the growing Asian market and strengthen the global supply chain of thermal paper to meet customers’ demand in combination with the current production sites in Japan, North America and Europe.
| Outline of New Coater Machine |
| (1) Location |
: |
Prachinburi, Thailand (on the current production site of OPT) |
| (2) Completion |
: |
End of 2008 |
| (3) Product |
: |
Thermal Paper |
| (4) Capacity |
: |
30,000t/a |
| (5) Investment amount |
: |
4.7 billion yen |
Outline of OPT |
| (1) Capital |
: |
1,340 Million TBH (100% owned by Oji Paper Co.,
Ltd) |
| (2) Business |
: |
Production and sales of communication paper |
| (3) Product |
: |
Carbonless paper and thermal paper |
| (4) Location |
: |
Bangkok, Thailand |
| (5) Establishment |
: |
November 1996 |
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