# Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Plastic Technology merges injection-moulding business with Ube Machinery

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Plastic Technology merged its injection-moulding machine business with Ube Machinery Corporation, forming U&M Plastic Solutions. The former changed its name to U-MHI Platech.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-01-12
- Where: Japan
- Status: completed
- Products: injection-moulding machines
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Plastic Technology](https://endata.com/companies/16604.md)
- [Ube Machinery Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/16603.md) (target)

## Sources

- [packaging-gateway.com](https://www.packaging-gateway.com/news/deals-this-week-billerudkorsns-mitsubishi-heavy-industries-plastic-technology-5715257/), 2017-01-12: "Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Plastic Technology has merged its injection-moulding machine business with Ube Machinery Corporation, combining the companies' expertise in technologies, product line-up, and sales and servicing networks."

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