# Prime Polymer plans 200,000-ton polypropylene plant in Ichihara

Prime Polymer Co., Ltd, a joint venture between Mitsui Chemicals and Idemitsu Kosan, plans to build a 200,000-ton-per-year polypropylene plant in Ichihara, Japan. Construction is expected to start in August 2021, with operations commencing in November 2024.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-05-01
- Where: Ichihara, Japan, Japan
- Starts operating: Nov 2024
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 200,000 tons of polypropylene per year
- Products: polypropylene
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Prime Polymer](https://endata.com/companies/31997.md)
- [Idemitsu Kosan](https://endata.com/companies/19808.md) (investor)
- [Mitsui Chemicals](https://endata.com/companies/19809.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [usdanalytics.com](https://www.usdanalytics.com/blog/prime-polymer-plans-polypropylene-plant-in-japan/27), 2022-09-23: "Prime Polymer plans to start construction of its planned polypropylene plant in August 2021."

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