Extension of “Okayama Functional Saccharide Plant, T Building”

At Hayashibara Co., Ltd. (Headquarters in Shimoishii, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture; President Osamu Morishita), we have begun construction on an extension to the T Building of the Okayama Functional Saccharide Plant (Imabo, Kita-ku, Okayama City) adjacent to the S Building that went into full-scale operation in August.

The Okayama Functional Saccharide Plant T Building was completed in June 2009, and received FSSC22000 certification in 2012. It is dedicated to the production of “TREHA” (product name) from high purity trehalose for food. Equipment including machinery for concentration and for crystallization, and automated storage and retrieval systems will be installed within this extension. It will be built in the empty lot adjacent to the machinery structure on the north side of the Okayama Functional Saccharide Plant T Building (on the east side of the newly built S Building), and will greatly increase production capacity.

This extension will leverage our own technological expertise based on years of trehalose production to make our core products even more competitive while assuring stable supply of safe, reliable products. Cutting edge energy-saving equipment will be introduced, production flows will be redesigned, and the implementation of automated storage and retrieval systems will boost distribution effectiveness.

With an investment of about 2.6 billion yen, our current production capacity of 35,000 tons is expected to increase by around 30%. With the beginning of construction in September 2015, completion is scheduled for September 2016.

【Overview of the extension work】

Location
578 Imabo, Kita-ku, Okayama Site area: About 21,000 m2 (Okayama Functional Saccharide Plant)

Overview of the building

Extension	Current T Building	Total
4 floors, steel-frame construction	4 floors, steel-frame construction	(Include removed parts)
Construction area About 1,240 m2	Construction area About 2,401 m2	Construction area About 3,049 m2
Total floor space About 2,220 m2	Total floor space About 3,876 m2	Total floor space About 5,527 m2

Construction Period
From September 18, 2015 until End of September, 2016

Construction Company
Shimizu Corporation

Total Investment
About 2.6 billion yen