History

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

Year Month Event
2010 June Establishment of Mitsui Chemicals Do Brasil Representacao Comercial Ltda
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.
2009 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
July Mitsui Prime Advanced Composites India PVT LTD commences commercial operation
November Joint venture agreement for phenols and EPT with China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec)
2008 January Joins UN Global Compact
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
June Acquisition of SDC Technologies, Inc.
August Awarded Distinguished Partners In Progress Award from Singapore Government
2007 March Sankyo Agro Co., Ltd., an agrochemical company, becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
April Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. acquires toner resin business from Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
2006 January Mitsui Phenols Singapore Pte. Ltd. inaugurated through consolidation of Mitsui Phenol Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Sun Alloys Europe GmbH, a new company for the production of compounds, was established in Germany.
April Mitsui Chemicals Polyurethanes, Inc. (formerly Mitsui Takeda Chemicals, Inc.) inaugurated.
Yamamoto Chemicals, Inc. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary.
Image Polymers Company and Image Polymers Europe become wholly-owned subsidiaries.
August Shanghai Sinopec Mitsui Chemicals, Co., Ltd. starts construction on new BPA plant.
October Mitsui Chemicals Singapore Technical Centre (currently Mitsui Chemicals Asia-Pacific Technical Centre) opens.
November Liaison office opens in India.
2005 April Prime Polymer Co., Ltd., a joint venture with Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., for the production of polyolefins, inaugurated.
Mitsui Kagaku Platech merges with Hi-Sheet Industries to form Mitsui Chemicals Fabro, Inc.
July Mitsui Advanced Composites (Zhongshan) Co., Ltd. commences production of PP compound with a production capacity of 15,000 tons in China.
2004 April New company for production of PP automotive materials, Mitsui Advanced Composites (Zhongshan) Co., Ltd. established in China.
2003 January Advanced Composites, Inc. inaugurated through integration of ATC Inc. (USA) and CCT.
March The First Mitsui Chemicals International Symposium on Catalysis Science (MICS) was held.
2002 April Mitsui Sumitomo Polyolefin Co., Ltd. starts business operation.
May Thai PET Resin Co., Ltd. established.
2001 February Mitsui Elastomers Singapore Pte. Ltd. established.
July Taiwan Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. established.
2000 January Osaka Petrochemicals becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary.
April Hokkaido Mitsui Chemicals Co.,Ltd. inaugurated (formerly Hokkaido Works).
October Shimonoseki Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. inaugurated (formerly Shimonoseki Works).
1999 January Mitsui Chemicals (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. established.
April Mitsui Phenol Singapore Pte. Ltd. established.
July Nippon A&L Inc. starts operation.
September Mitsui Bisphenol Singapore Pte. Ltd. starts commercial operation of first BPA plant (70,000 tons).
1998 January Mitsui Bisphenol Singapore Pte. Ltd. starts construction of a BPA plant.
1997 October Mitsui Petrochemicals Industries, Ltd. and Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc. merge to form Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
Japan Polystyrene Inc. starts operation.