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Asahi Kasei Life Science to Build New Spinning Plant for Virus Removal Filters

The plant will focus on producing Planova filters, including S20N, 15N, 20N, 35N, and 75N.

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By: Charlie Sternberg

Associate Editor

Asahi Kasei Life Science will construct a new spinning plant for its Planova virus removal filters in Nobeoka City, Miyazaki, Japan. The new facility will be the company’s fourth spinning plant for hollow-fiber cellulose membrane filters. Construction is scheduled to begin in July 2026, with operations starting in January 2030. The initiative, backed by a grant from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI), aligns with Asahi Kasei’s medium-term management plan “Trailblaze Toget...

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