# Mitsui Chemicals breaks ground on POE plant in Singapore

Mitsui Chemicals held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 120,000 tonnes/year Tafmer polyolefin elastomer plant in Singapore, due to come on stream by March 2025, adding to existing 225,000 tonnes/year capacity.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-07-28
- Where: Singapore, Singapore
- Starts operating: Mar 2025
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 120,000 tonnes/year
- Products: Tafmer polyolefin elastomer
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Mitsui Chemicals](https://endata.com/companies/19809.md)
- [Mitsui Elastomers Singapore](https://endata.com/companies/71826.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [plasticstoday.com](https://www.plasticstoday.com/automotive-mobility/mitsui-chemicals-breaks-ground-on-polyolefin-elastomer-plant-in-singapore), 2023-08-03: "Japan’s Mitsui Chemicals held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new plant to produce its high-performance polyolefin elastomer (POE) product Tafmer at its Singapore-based wholly owned subsidiary Mitsui Elastomers (MELS) on July 28, 2023."
- [process-worldwide.com](https://www.process-worldwide.com/top-10-engineering-projects-of-august-2023-a-fdac709ea318b3cb66748227675b796a/), 2023-09-05: "Mitsui Chemicals recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new plant to produce the high-performance elastomer Tafmer at its Singapore-based wholly owned subsidiary Mitsui Elastomers Singapore."

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