UBE Raises U.S. Battery Electrolyte Investment and Delays Plant Launch

An announcement from UBE Industries ( (JP:4208) ) is now available.

UBE Corporation has revised the construction plan for its DMC and EMC plant in Louisiana, lifting the capital investment from about USD 500 million to roughly USD 700 million and pushing the planned start of operations from November 2026 to the first quarter of fiscal 2027. The increase reflects higher material and construction costs in the U.S. as well as additional tariff measures, while delays in equipment delivery have extended the construction schedule.

To fund the higher project cost, UBE will inject an additional USD 200 million into its U.S. subsidiary UBE C1 CHEMICALS AMERICA, doubling the unit’s capital to USD 400 million and reinforcing its role in building and operating the plant. Despite slower-than-expected electric vehicle adoption in the U.S., UBE maintains a steady medium- to long-term demand outlook for DMC and EMC driven by lithium-ion batteries for energy storage, and it expects minimal impact on earnings while positioning itself as the only domestic U.S. supplier of these electrolytes to support supply-chain security and the local industrial base.

The most recent analyst rating on (JP:4208) stock is a Hold with a Yen3390.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on UBE Industries stock, see the JP:4208 Stock Forecast page.

More about UBE Industries

UBE Corporation is a Japanese chemical manufacturer listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market, focusing on advanced materials and chemical products. The company is expanding its footprint in the U.S. market through production of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) and ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC), key raw materials for electrolytes used in lithium-ion batteries.

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