# Mitsui Chemicals and Asahi Kasei form spunbond JV M&A Life Materials

Mitsui Chemicals and Asahi Kasei established a joint venture, M&A Life Materials, in Tokyo in October 2023, combining their polypropylene spunbond nonwovens businesses for diapers.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2023-10-01
- Where: Tokyo, Japan
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 132000 tonnes/year (combined spunbond capacity excluding planned integration)
- Products: polypropylene spunbond nonwovens
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [M&A Life Materials](https://endata.com/companies/74651.md)
- [Asahi Kasei](https://endata.com/companies/8888.md) (partner)
- [Mitsui Chemicals](https://endata.com/companies/19809.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [sen-i-news.co.jp](https://www.sen-i-news.co.jp/seninews/view/?article=398219), 2023-12-25: "10月には三井化学と旭化成のＳＢ製造販売合弁会社、エム・エーライフマテリアルズ（東京都中央区）が設立された。"

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