Ajinomoto plans worldwide lysine expansion. (Projects Hot Sheet).(Ajinomoto Company Inc.)(Brief Article)

Chemical Week, February, 2002

Ajinomoto, the world's largest lysine producer, says it is planning to expand its worldwide lysine capacity by 50% by 2005, to 300,000 m.t./year. Ajinomoto will invest $11 million to raise capacity at Eddyville, IO from 40,000 m.t./year, to 50,000 m.t./year by mid-2002. It will spend [yen]3.5 billion ($27 million) to increase capacity at Pathunthani, Thailand from 30,000 m.t./year, to 50,000 m.t./year, and a further [euro]6 million ($5.2 million) to raise capacity at Bottrighe, Italy, from 20,000 m.t./year, to 30,000 m.t./year both projects are due for completion in early 2003.

Ajinomoto is also studying expansions of its 30,000-m.t./year Varparaiso, Brazil unit, its 20,000-m.t./year Chengdu, China plant, and its 60,000-m.t./year unit at Amiens, France, plant....

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