The Mitsui Chemicals Group's Business Categories and Main Products
The Mitsui Chemicals Group provides useful materials and products for a brighter future.
The chemical industry is all about dreaming up new ways to improve and enrich people's lives. The Mitsui Chemicals Group provides innovative technologies and materials that are designed to benefit society as a whole across a wide range of business categories, from automotive, electronic and IT materials to lifestyle, environment, energy and packaging materials. This section introduces some of the flagship products in each of the Mitsui Chemicals Group's four main business categories.
The Mitsui Chemicals Group's Business Categories and Main Products (FY2012)
- Raw materials for polyester fibers
- Purified terephthalic acid (PTA)
- Phenols
- Polycarbonate resins
PTA is the raw material used to make polyester fibers, which in turn are used in clothing.
- Drinks bottles, packaging for food, detergents, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals
- Mitsui PET™ resin
- Polyethylene (EVOLUE™), etc.
- Polypropylene (Prime Polypro™)
Thanks to their outstanding rigidity and strength, EVOLUE™ films are used for purposes such as functional packaging for food and everyday items.
Mitsui PET™ resin is used in a wide range of containers, including drinks bottles and food packaging.
- Wafer back-grinding protective tape
- ICROS™ TAPE
- Dust-proof photomask covers
- Mitsui Pellicle
- Etching/cleaning gas
- Nitrogen trifluoride
ICROS™ TAPE is designed to protect the surface of wafers from backgrinding during wafer processing as part of the semiconductor manufacturing process.
- Nonwoven fabric
- SYNTEX™
- Breathable film
- ESPOIR™
- Synthetic pulp
- SWP™
ESPOIR™ nonwoven films are used to make disposable diapers, thanks to their outstanding breathability.
Thanks to its heat sealability, SWP™ pulp is used in packaging for a wide range of medical applications and food products, such as teabags.
- Preserving film for fresh food
- SPASH™
- Fast biodegradable film
- Palseal™ CB
In addition to preserving fresh food to keep it fresh, SPASH™ can also be used to prevent fruit, vegetables and flowers from wilting or losing their color.
- High refractive index optical lenses
- MR™ series
The MR™ series consists of raw materials for high quality optical plastic lenses, combining a high refractive index with superior shock resistance.
- Energy drinks
- Taurine
Taurine is an amino acid that helps to produce the energy we need to keep us alive and enables various metabolic processes. It is used in products such as energy drinks.
- Agrochemicals
- ANIKI™ emulsion pesticide
- Afetto™ flowable pesticide
- Hybrid rice seeds
- Mitsuhikari 2003 and 2005
Mitsuhikari 2003 and 2005 are late-flowering, high-yield strains of rice that taste great.
ANIKI™ is an environmentally friendly emulsion pesticide whose active ingredients break down easily after application in order to protect crops.
- Solar cells
- SOLAR EVA™
- Monosilane
High durability SOLAR EVA™ plastic sheets are used to encapsulate the entire base of each solar cell, in order to protect the cell.
- Lithium ion battery components
- MiReT™ (electrolytes)
- CHEMIPEARL™ (electrode binder)
- Biopolyurethane
- ECONICOL™
ECONICOL™ is a polyurethane made from plant-based materials and is used in products such as furniture, bedding and car seat cushions.
- Adhesive polyolefins
- ADMER™
- Olefin copolymers
- TAFMER™
In combination with barrier resins, ADMER™ polyolefins help to prevent leaks from fuel tanks and reduce the weight of tanks themselves.
TAFMER™ improves the shock resistance of automotive plastics so that they can be used in place of metals to help make vehicles lighter.
