# Mitsui Chemicals to acquire Asahi Kasei's SUNVIEO thermoplastic elastomer business

Mitsui Chemicals announced plans to acquire Asahi Kasei's SUNVIEO thermoplastic styrene elastomer (TPS) business, effective December 1, 2017. The acquisition will add TPS to Mitsui's MILASTOMER lineup for automotive and consumer applications.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-11-13
- Where: Japan
- Status: announced
- Products: thermoplastic styrene elastomer (TPS), MILASTOMER, TPV, TPO
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Asahi Kasei](https://endata.com/companies/8888.md) (partner)
- [Mitsui Chemicals](https://endata.com/companies/19809.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [jp.mitsuichemicals.com](https://jp.mitsuichemicals.com/en/release/2017/171113/index.htm), 2017-11-13: "Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. announced today that it plans to acquire Asahi Kasei Corp.’s business for SUNVIEO™ thermoplastic styrene elastomer (TPS) on Dec. 1, 2017."

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