Materials Laboratory
The Materials Laboratory, which belongs to the Development Center of the Performance Materials Business Sector, is developing materials used in containers, packaging, electronics, automotive components, and coating products. The Materials Laboratory not only develops materials, but also offers solutions to customers, for example, proposals that satisfy mold processing technology problems, that can help lower production costs.
Functional Olefin Polymers
In the field of functional olefin polymers, our world-renowned catalyst technology and material design capabilities result in high-quality functional olefin polymer products that meet the needs of customers and the environment.
Functional olefin polymers are classified into elastomers and specialty polyolefins, and are used in a wide range of applications.
Elastomers
In the elastomer field, as a result of advanced catalyst polymerization technologies and novel resin design capabilities, we are developing elastomer products that offer higher performance and cost reduction for the customer.
The "Mitsui EPT" ethylene-propylene diene terpolymer, the "MILASTOMER™ " thermoplastic olefinic elastomer, and the "TAFMER™" alpha-olefinic copolymer have unique automotive and industrial applications.
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Mitsui EPT and Elastomer™ products
Specialty Polyolefins
Specialty polyolefins, a group of special olefin polymer products, are now being developed using olefin polymerization, modification and resin design technology that are the proprietary property of Mitsui Chemicals.
Resin and processing technologies are used in industrial materials, in electronics & information products, for automotive parts, and within the optical and medical fields.
Mitsui products such as, "TPX™" poly-4-methylpentene-1, "Hi-ZEX MILLION™" ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, "LUBMER™" highly lubricant polyethylene, "APEL™ " cycloolefin copolymers, and "ADMER™" adhesive polyolefin, are all highly respected products that satisfy customer's requests for higher performance.
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APEL™ products(Pickup lenses)
Specialty Engineering Plastics
The development of super engineering plastics as new products that meet the wide ranging needs of customers, is met by controlling all steps from polymerization to grade design.
We are also busy in material and processing technology development for the electronics & information and automotive fields with "ARLEN™" semi-aromatic polyamide, and "AURUM™" ultra-heat resistant thermoplastic polyamide.
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ARLEN™ products
Coating Material Specialty Polymers
In the field of coating material specialty polymers, we use molecular design technology, polymerization technology, modification technology, emulsification technology, process and compounding technology to create new high-performance coating materials that have reduced environmental impact, e.g. organic solvent-free products.
We are presently working closely with our customers to develop new materials for paints, printing materials, and automotive coatings.
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Products using coating materials
Bio-based Polymers
Bio-based polymers support the reduced use of fossil-based resources and the generation of CO2. Research on non-Fossil resources is being conducted to help establish a recycling-oriented society.
