Du Pont-Mitsui Polychemicals Co. Ltd. is aiming to get ahead of schedule in hitting targets from its medium-term business plan. With food packaging and daily necessity applications driving demand growth...
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New 3D Printer from Kulzer Speeds up Work for Dental Technicians
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) subsidiary Kulzer Japan Co. Ltd. has been drawing attention for its cara Print 4.0 – a new 3D printer made by Kulzer GmbH and used for...
Asian Market Grows Anxious Over Increasingly Tight Hydroquinone Supplies
An increasing sense of tightness is developing in Asia around the supply and demand of hydroquinone. Prices have increased by as much as 20 percent over last year, and the...
Mitsui Chemicals Sets Kitty of 360B Yen for Investment Through 2020
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) is allocating 360 billion yen ($3.3 billion) for investments over fiscal years 2018–2020. Holding a management overview briefing in Tokyo on May 30, President and CEO...
Chemical and Material Manufacturers Eye Sustainable Growth in Health Care Sector
Chemical and material manufacturers are focusing their efforts in on the health care sector, seeing here little risk of fluctuation effects and as such expecting sustainable growth over the medium–long...
Ethylene Production Volume Slips 12% in April Due to Routine Maintenance
Japan’s ethylene production volume for April 2018 dropped 11.8 percent year-on-year to 484,300 tons, according to a May 24 report from the Japan Petrochemical Industry Association. Two ethylene facilities in...
Mitsui Chemicals JV Speeds up Development of High-Performance Products
Mitsui Chemicals & SKC Polyurethanes Inc. (MCNS), a joint venture between Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) and South Korean-based SKC Co. Ltd., is working to boost its development of new high-performance...
Mitsui Chemicals Plans Investments Into Asian Phenol Chain
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) has started to look into launching Asia–Pacific production for isopropyl alcohol (IPA), as well as for alpha-methylstyrene (AMS), which is used to improve the heat resistance...
Mitsui Chemicals to Expand Business Into Long-Fiber-Reinforced PP
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) is planning an entry into composite materials that mix polypropylene (PP) compounds with ingredients such as glass fiber. The company will boost production of Mostron L,...
Mitsui Chemicals Eyes US Factory for Resin Modifier
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) is considering the production of its Tafmer resin modifier in the U.S. The company is eying construction of a plant with a minimum production capacity of...
Mitsui Chemicals Eyes Overseas Production Boosts for High-Performance Nonwovens
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) is looking to strengthen its production system for polypropylene (PP) spunbond nonwovens. With the company’s disposable diapers being met with strong demand in Asia, it will...
Mitsui Chemicals to Set Aside up to 80B Yen for Food & Packaging Investments
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) is looking to set aside 70 billion – 80 billion yen ($658.7 million – $752.8 million) to invest by fiscal 2025 in growth for its Food...
Chemical Industry Grapples With Rising Yen, Shale Influx
Fiscal 2018 is under way. Accounts have been settled for fiscal 2017, and as of this February all of Japan’s major chemical companies are expecting to see record highs on...
Vietnam’s Nghi Son Refinery to Start Shipments in April
The Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical Complex in Vietnam is slated to begin shipping products and working on commercial operations this April. A joint venture between Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd....
Mitsui Chemicals to Set up New Production Facilities for Milastomer in US
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) will establish new production facilities in the U.S. for its Milastomer thermoplastic olefin (TPO) elastomer. Investment into the new plant – slated for completion in June...
Mitsui Chemicals to Strengthen Dental Business by Investing in US 3D Printer Company
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) has announced that it will acquire approximately 30 percent of all shares in B9Creations LLC, a 3D printer venture based in South Dakota, U.S. The two...
Prime Polymer to Construct New PP Facility in Chiba
Prime Polymer Co. Ltd., a joint venture funded by Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) at 65 percent and Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. (TYO:5019) at 35 percent, has solidified scrap-and-build construction plans...
Major Chemical Companies Post Record High Net Profits
Japan’s Major chemical companies released on Jan. 7 their financial results for the fiscal period spanning April–December 2017. Due to the high market conditions of petrochemical products during the period,...
Interview: Mitsui Chemicals CEO Tsutomu Tannowa Discusses Company Direction and Prospects
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) has been focusing its energies on making structural reforms and nurturing its growth areas to improve business performance. The Chemical Daily recently sat down with president...
Mitsui Chemicals Turns to YouTube for R&D Promotion
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) is breathing fresh air into its R&D initiatives. Starting from Jan. 22, the company’s researchers are uploading PR videos for their own research results to YouTube....
