Report on Accident at the Filling Area of the Nitrogen Trifluoride(NF3) Production Facility at Shimonoseki Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
On November 4, 2009, a fire broke out and explosions occurred in the nitrogen trifluoride filling area at Mitsui Chemicals subsidiary Shimonoseki Mitsui Chemicals Inc. We would like to extend our sincerest apologies to victims, local residents, the authorities, our customers and everyone else who was affected by this accident.
The cause of the accident was investigated and preventive measures mapped out by the“Joint Committee for Investigation”consisting of members of staff from Mitsui Chemicals and Shimonoseki Mitsui Chemicals and independent academic experts. The committee then compiled a report and submitted it to the relevant authorities that accepted the report in April 2010.
We are committed to working together with Shimonoseki Mitsui Chemicals to reinforce safety management, and intend to focus our efforts on implementing preventive measures and improving safety awareness amongst all of our employees.
