History

Introduces the history of Mitsui Chemicals from founding to the present.

Year Month Event
2011 December Establishment of Technical Support Centers in China and Singapore
May Commencement of commercial operations at Foshan Mitsui Chemicals Polyurethanes Co., Ltd. in China
Establishment of Mitsui Chemicals Singapore R&D Centre Pte Ltd.
April MCT PET Resin commences operations
Establishment of MCTI Scientex Solar SDN BHD
Acquisition of Acomon AG
March Fifth Mitsui Chemicals International Symposium on Catalysis Science
2010 October Start of joint production optimization of ethylene complex in Chiba-Area with Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
Tohcello Co., Ltd. merges with Mitsui Chemicals Fabro, Ltd.'s film/sheet operations to form Mitsui Chemicals Tohcello Co., Ltd.
June Establishment of Mitsui Chemicals Do Brasil Representacao Comercial Ltda
2009 November Joint venture agreement for phenols and EPT with China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec)
July Mitsui Prime Advanced Composites India PVT LTD commences commercial operation
April Sankyo Agro Co., Ltd. merges with Mitsui Chemicals Agrochemicals Division to form Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc.
Mitsui Chemicals Polyurethane reorganized into Polyurethane Business Sector
Tohcello Co., Ltd. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary
2008 August Awarded Distinguished Partners In Progress Award from Singapore Government
June Acquisition of SDC Technologies, Inc.
April Agreement to participate in Nghi Son Refinery & Petrochemical Limited Liability Company with Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Kuwait Petroleum International, and Petro Vietnam.
Establishment of Mitsui Chemicals India PVT LTD
January Joins UN Global Compact