Sekisui Chemical Co. (Osaka, Japan) has decided to establish a new plant in the United States to produce thermal gap filler materials for EVs (electric vehicles) and other environmental friendly vehicles of its consolidated subsidiary, Skeisui Polymatech. Construction of the plant is scheduled to begin in January 2023, and the plant will start operation in August 2023. The plant will be located in Calvert City, Kentucky.
The demand for LiB (lithium-ion battery) thermal gap filler materials is rapidly expanding among OEMs (automobile manufacturers) and LiB/electrical component manufacturers in the U.S. Sekisui’s thermal gap filler materials have already been highly evaluated by vehicle manufacturers and LiB manufacturers in Japan, China, and Europe for their excellent performance, including low outgassing, in addition to high thermal conduction performance. This contributes to the company’s decision to build a new production base in the U.S. in addition to its current four production bases in Japan, Thailand, China, and Europe.