Showa Denko to increase production capacity of high-purity aluminium foil in China

<p>Showa Denko KK (SDK) announced that they have planned to increase the output of high-purity aluminium foil in China. High-purity aluminium foil is one of the foremost materials of aluminium electrolytic capacitors, it said on Wednesday.</p> <p>The reason behind the move is to supply high-purity aluminium foil to the growing market of aluminium electrolytic capacitor worldwide.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/aluminium-foil-11.jpg" alt="news" width="350" height="262" /></p> <p>SDK will increase Showa Denko Aluminum (Nantong) Co., Ltd.&rsquo;s monthly production capacity from 600 tons to 800 tons. The company is expected to begin the operation in November 2017.</p> <p>Showa Denko Aluminum (Nantong) Co., Ltd. (SDAN), a consolidated subsidiary of SDK, carries out final processing of rolled aluminium foil supplied from SDK&rsquo;s Sakai Plant. The company sells high-purity aluminium foil to customers in China.</p> <p>Showa Denko Group&rsquo;s monthly production capacity of high-purity aluminium foil combined with Sakai Plant and SDAN are unchanged at 3,000 tons.</p> <p>{googleAdsense}</p> <p>In recent years, the rising demand for solar batteries and industrial machines for automation and photovoltaic power generation lead to the expansion of market demand for high-end aluminium foil manufactured by SDAN in China.</p>