History

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

Year	Event
1967	Ichihara Works starts operations.
	Research Center established in Iwakuni-Ohtake.
	Mitsui Petrochemical Industries, Ltd. and Nippon Petrochemicals form Ukishima Petrochemicals.
1966	First use by chemical industry of IBM1800 computer to control process at ammonia and urea plant in Osaka.
1966	Computer also introduced to ethylene plant in Osaka, the second following NASA.
1965	Osaka Petrochemicals established.
1964	Ground-breaking ceremony for Osaka Works.
1964	Mitsui Chemical Industry establishes Kawasaki Works for PPG production.
1963	Mitsui Petrochemical Industries complete manufacturing facilities for methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) at Iwakuni-Ohtake Works.
1962	Mitsui Chemical Industry merge with Miike Synthesis Industries.
	Japan’s first polypropylene plant starts operations at Iwakuni-Ohtake Works.
	Mitsui Polychemicals produces low-density polyethylene at Iwakuni-Ohtake Works.
	Nagoya Works begins operations of polypropylene glycol facility.
	Mitsui Petrochemical Industries opens New York representative office.
	Mitsui Petrochemicals Industries opens Europe representative office in Dusseldorf, Germany.
1961	Toyo Engineering Company formed with Mitsui & Co. and Taisei Corporation.
	Toyo Koatsu Industries open Europe representative office in Dusseldorf, Germany.
	Nagoya Works begins operation of Bisphenol A facility.
1960	Toyo Koatsu Industries opens New York representative office.
	Host computer IBM650 introduced to Japan for the first time.
	DuPont and Mitsui Chemicals form Mitsui Polychemicals (currently DuPont- Mitsui Polychemicals).
1958	Chiba Works starts production of methanol.
1958	Iwakuni plant starts operations.
1957	Chiba Works inaugurated.
1956	Nagoya Plant starts production of phenol.
1956	Ground-breaking ceremony for Iwakuni Plant.
1955	Company enters into a temporary license agreement for Ziegler-processed polyethylene with Dr. Ziegler.
1955	Mitsui Petrochemical Industries established.