# Mitsubishi Chemical to shut down Echizen Polymer's PET production facilities

Mitsubishi Chemical and its subsidiary Echizen Polymer announced they will shut down Echizen Polymer's PET product manufacturing facilities during fiscal year 2017 and consolidate operations at Mitsubishi Chemical's Yokkaichi Plant.

- Type: Closure
- Announced: 2017-03-30
- Where: Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan
- Status: announced
- Products: PET products
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/5545.md)
- [Echizen Polymer](https://endata.com/companies/23226.md)

## Sources

- [en.lnews.jp](https://en.lnews.jp/2017/03/j033102.html), 2017-03-31: "Mitsubishi Chemical and its subsidiary Echizen Polymer announced on March 30 that they will shut down Echizen Polymer's PET product manufacturing facilities during fiscal year 2017 and consolidate operations at Mitsubishi Chemical's Yokkaichi Plant."

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