Mitsui Chemicals

Mitsui Chemicals will increase production capacity for Lucant hydrocarbon-based synthetic oil at its Ichihara plant in Japan by 20,000 metric tons per year.

Mitsui Chemicals will boost production capacity for Tafmer elastomer on Jurong Island, Singapore, by 10% to 225,000 metric tons per year.

Thai conglomerate PTT plans to acquire majority ownership of Siam Mitsui PTA and Thai PET Resin for €108 million from Mitsui Chemicals and SCG Chemicals, as part of a strategy to forward integrate its subsidiary PTT Global Chemical.

PTT Global Chemical has agreed to acquire a 74% stake in PTA producer Siam Mitsui PTA and PET producer Thai PET Resin for a total of USD 125 million. The transaction is expected to complete by Q4 2018.

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.

Mitsui Chemicals will set up new production facilities for Milastomer thermoplastic olefin elastomer at its U.S. base Advanced Composites Inc. in Ohio, investing about 1.5 billion yen ($14.24 million) for 6,000 tons annual capacity.

Mitsui Chemicals announced plans to acquire Asahi Kasei's SUNVIEO thermoplastic styrene elastomer (TPS) business, effective December 1, 2017. The acquisition will add TPS to Mitsui's MILASTOMER lineup for automotive and consumer applications.

Mitsui Chemicals will produce polypropylene-based spunbonded nonwoven fabrics with hollow fibers at its subsidiary MHM in Thailand starting next year, upgrading existing equipment to make value-added nonwovens for high-end diapers.

Mitsui Chemicals completed a production augmentation of 5,000 tons per annum for MILASTOMER at its subsidiary Sun Alloys in Chiba, Japan, increasing total capacity from 20,000 to 25,000 tons per year. Operations commenced on October 1, 2017.

Toyota Boshoku licensed its high-performance impact modifier technology to Mitsui Chemicals for commercialization and marketing, targeting automotive and industrial applications.

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. started up manufacturing facilities for breathable films at its Mitsui Hygiene Materials (Thailand) Co., Ltd. in Rayong Province, adding 4,200 tons per year of capacity, bringing total to 10,900 tons per year. The expansion serves growing demand for premium diapers in East and Southeast Asia.

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.