Method for producing resin pellets

A method for producing resin pellets, comprising the following step 1 to step 3:

• Step 1:
• discharging a molten thermoplastic resin through a die in a form of a strand to obtain a discharged strand-shaped resin;
• Step 2:
• cooling the discharged strand-shaped resin using a refrigerant to obtain a cooled strand-shaped resin;
• and
• Step 3:
• cutting the cooled strand-shaped resin to obtain resin pellets,
• wherein the discharged strand-shaped resin has a diameter of 1.5 to 4.5 mm, the molten thermoplastic resin is discharged in the form of the strand at a take-off speed of 1.5 m/s to 10 m/s, the die has 10 or more die holes, and a strand interval X defined by the following Formula 2 satisfies the following Formula 1:
• 1.73×a≤Xb≤2.81×a Formula 1
• wherein a, b and X are as defined below:
• a=0.524
• b=0.367
• X(cm)={(effective die plate width)(cm)−(strand diameter)(cm)×(number of strands−1)}/{(number of strands)−1} Formula 2
• wherein the effective die plate width is a maximum distance between an outerside hole center of one die hole positioned at one end of the die and an outerside hole center of another die hole positioned at an opposite end of the die, and
• wherein occurrence of defective pellets is suppressed by setting the strand interval according to Formula (2) which satisfies Formula (1) while using the take-off speed of 1.5 m/s to 10 m/s.