Idemitsu Kosan

Idemitsu Kosan has started construction of its third OLED production plant in Chengdu, China, with a $12.8 million investment. The plant will have a capacity of 12 tonnes per year, with completion by November 2019 and commercial production starting in Q1 2020.

Mitsui Chemicals announced that its joint venture Prime Polymer will establish new production facilities for MOSTRON-L glass fiber reinforced polypropylene at the Anesaki Works in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, with a capacity of 3,500 tons/year and operations to commence in September 2019.

Idemitsu Kosan has established a new subsidiary, Idemitsu Electronic Materials (China) Co., Ltd., in Chengdu, China, with a capital investment of $12.8 million. This is its third OLED production fab, joining plants in Japan and South Korea.

Chiba Chemicals Manufacturing LLP, jointly managed by Idemitsu Kosan and Mitsui Chemicals, will increase propane processing capacity at its Anegasaki Plant ethylene facility, with improvement work in autumn 2017.