# Mitsui Chemicals to build new MR lens material plant at Omuta Works

Mitsui Chemicals plans to build a new plant for its MR high-refractive-index ophthalmic lens material at its Omuta Works in Fukuoka, Japan, to meet growing global demand. Commercial operations are slated to begin in the first half of 2028.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-01-15
- Where: Omuta, Fukuoka, Japan
- Starts operating: Q3 2028
- Status: announced
- Products: high-refractive-index lens material (MR)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [jp.mitsuichemicals.com](https://jp.mitsuichemicals.com/en/release/2025/2025_0115/index.htm), 2025-01-15: "Mitsui Chemicals plans to complement its existing MR™ plant at Omuta Works with a new plant that is slated to begin commercial operation in the first half of 2028."

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