MITSUI CHEMICALS

PP compounding starts in the Netherlands / Continued demand for automotive lightweighting

MITSUI CHEMICALS

Expansion of glass fibre-reinforced PP in China / Demand rising for replacing metal in cars

POLYETHYLENE

HDPE 100: Iran now has its own catalysts for production

MITSUI CHEMICALS

Japanese plastics company establishes European compounding base in the Netherlands / Start-up in 2020

MITSUI CHEMICALS

Plans to expand automotive PP capacity in US and Mexico / New capacity expected onstream in Q4 2014

MITSUI

Prime Polymers subsidiary building new metallocene LLDPE plant in Singapore / Part of medium-term growth strategy

MITSUI

Ethylene cutbacks and HDPE plant closure in Chiba / Responding to weak demand in Japan and competition from Middle East and China

MITSUI

Raising PP compound output across the globe / Acquisition in Brazil / Meeting increased demand from global automotive sector

MITSUI CHEMICALS

Raising PP output at Thai joint venture / Additional capacity to cater to rising regional automotive demand

TOSOH

Japanese group shuts VCM units / Over a third of country's capacity affected / One worker killed