# Mitsui Chemicals to add Milastomer TPO production in Ohio

Mitsui Chemicals will set up new production facilities for Milastomer thermoplastic olefin elastomer at its U.S. base Advanced Composites Inc. in Ohio, investing about 1.5 billion yen ($14.24 million) for 6,000 tons annual capacity.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-03-28
- Where: Ohio, United States
- Value: $14.2M
- Starts operating: Oct 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 6,000 tons per year
- Products: Milastomer thermoplastic olefin 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)
- [Advanced Composites Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/30995.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [japanrubberweekly.com](https://www.japanrubberweekly.com/2018/03/mitsui-chemicals-set-to-add-us-production-for-milastomer-tpo/), 2018-03-28: "Mitsui Chemicals Inc. has announced that it will set up new production facilities for Milastomer, a thermoplastic olefin (TPO) elastomer, at its U.S. production base Advanced Composites Inc. in Ohio."
- [plasticker.de](https://plasticker.de/Plastics_News_32441_Mitsui_Chemicals_Milastomer_production_planned_at_US_subsidiary_Advanced_Composites?begriff=ESE&check=&div=n&seite=15), 2018-04-09: "With the current capacity expansion, Mitsui Chemicals is responding to the further increase in demand in North America."

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