Japan Polypropylene Corporation

Japan Polypropylene announced plans to shut down in January 2021 a 70,000 tonnes/year polypropylene polymerization train at Kashima in Japan.

Japan Polypropylene and its 50:50 joint venture partner IRPC of Thailand started commercial operations at a 140,000 tonnes/year polypropylene compounding plant in Chonburi Province, Thailand. The plant is fed directly from an upstream 300,000 tonnes/yr PP polymerization plant.

Japan Polypropylene Corporation, controlled by Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation, and IRPC Public Company Limited, controlled by PTT Public Company Limited, will acquire joint control of Mytex Polymers (Thailand) Co. The transaction was approved by the Turkish Competition Board on 25 June 2020.

IRPC Pcl signed a joint venture contract to acquire 50% of Mytex Polymers (Thailand) Co Ltd's shares from Japan Polypropylene Corporation (JPP), aiming to strengthen its specialty PP compound portfolio for the automotive market.

Formosa Plastics Corp. U.S.A. announced process technologies for three new plants at its Point Comfort, Texas site: a 400,000 tpy LDPE plant, a 400,000 tpy dual-purpose PE plant, and a 250,000 tpy PP plant.

Japan's Polypropylene Corporation is planning to build a new polypropylene plant in Ichihara, Japan, with a production capacity of 150,000 tons/year and an estimated cost of JPY 9 billion ($81 million). The plant is expected to start operations in 2019.