# Mitsui Chemicals expands MILASTOMER capacity at Sun Alloys

Mitsui Chemicals completed a production augmentation of 5,000 tons per annum for MILASTOMER at its subsidiary Sun Alloys in Chiba, Japan, increasing total capacity from 20,000 to 25,000 tons per year. Operations commenced on October 1, 2017.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-10-05
- Where: Chiba, Japan, Japan
- Starts operating: 1 Oct 2017
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 25,000 tons per annum (MILASTOMER)
- Products: MILASTOMER thermoplastic olefinic elastomer
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Mitsui Chemicals](https://endata.com/companies/19809.md)
- [Sun Alloys](https://endata.com/companies/27383.md)

## Sources

- [jp.mitsuichemicals.com](https://jp.mitsuichemicals.com/en/release/2017/171005/index.htm), 2017-10-05: "Operations at the facility commenced on October 1."

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