Mitsubishi Chemical

Carbon Recycling Collaboration at Mizushima Complex

JFE Steel, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical, and Mitsubishi Chemical collaborate to develop a carbon recycling supply chain at Mizushima Complex.

Global Leaders Launch Innovative Circularity Pilot

The Global Impact Coalition (GIC), a CEO-led collaborative platform originally incubated at the World Economic Forum, launches the world’s first Automotive Plastics Circularity pilot together with seven global leaders in the chemical and recycling industries.

Bain to Acquire Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma for $3.3 Billion

US private equity company Bain Capital has agreed to acquire Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. (MTPC) from Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp. in a deal that values the business at approximately 510 billion Japanese yen ($3.3 billion).

Using Chemistry to Create Net-Zero Value Chains

In this interview, Charlie Tan, CEO of the Global Impact Coalition (GIC), explains the initiative’s scope and describes some key activities.

Gelest Breaks Ground on New Production Facility

Gelest, a Mitsubishi Chemical Group company, recently broke ground on its latest production facility. The new facility is 4,600 square meters and is located at Galest’s global headquarters in Morrisville, PA. Completion of the facility is expected by Sept. 2024. The new facility enhances Gelest’s production capabilities in various customer applications such as microelectronics, medical devices, and advanced thermal coatings.

Mitsubishi Chemical Hikes UK EVOH Capacity

Mitsubishi Chemical is planning to increase production of its Soarnol ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) resin at Saltend in the UK.

Mitsubishi Chemical to Exit Petrochemicals

Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical has announced plans to carve out by 2023 and finally exit its petrochemical and coal chemicals businesses. The move is part of its latest management policy called Forging the Future, which covers the period through to the end of fiscal 2025.

A Pivotal Move to Net-Zero

Leading global chemical companies and the World Economic Forum (WEF) have announced that they are entering an agreement to formalize the Low-Carbon Emitting Technologies (LCET) initiative into a stand-alone entity by the end of 2023, to share early-stage risks and co-invest in developing and upscaling low-carbon emitting technologies.

Mitsubishi Gas Expands European MXDA Capacity

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical has announced plans to expand capacity for meta-xylenediamine (MXDA) in the Netherlands. The Japanese group said the expansion will meet growth in the European epoxy, polyamide and isocyanate markets.

Mitsubishi Plans US MMA Plant, Merges Subsidiaries

Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical has acquired a greenfield site on the Mississippi River in Geismar, Louisiana, USA, for its proposed 350,000 t/y methyl methacrylate (MMA) plant. It has bought the 67-acre site from synthetic rubber producer Lion Elastomers.

Circular Economy

The chemical industry is on the threshold of a new era – the age of circularity. We asked industry experts to share their opinions on this transformational topic.

Mitsubishi Chemical to Acquire US Chemicals and Materials Manufacturer Gelest

Tokyo, Japan-based Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC), through its US subsidiary acquires US chemicals and materials group Gelest from New Mountain Capital.

AdvanSource Biomaterials Sells TPU Business to Mitsubishi Chemicals

Mitsubishi Sells Lucite PMMA to Schweiter

Mitsubishi Joins Indonesian Ammonia Project

Mitsubishi Divests India and China PTA Assets

Asahi Kasei Seeks European Expansion

Mitsubishi and Taiyo Nippon Sanso to Market Zeolite Membranes in US

BDO: The Pacemaker Stumbles

Mitsubishi Offshoot with New German Distributor

Mitsubishi and Asahi Kasei in Cracker JV

Mitsubishi Sues in China Over Red Phosphors Patent

Mitsubishi Chemical to Merge Carbon Fibers Businesses

Japanese Companies Develop Automotive Bioplastics

Mizushima Aroma Co. to Quit PTA Production in Japan

Bioplastics Commercialization in Asia

Asian Petrochemical Firms Risk High-end Chemicals Deluge

Mitsubishi Chem to Buy Capsule Maker from Carlyle

Cheap Shale Gas Gives Impetus to Bioplastics Growth

BASF to Take on Asia's Battery Chemicals Makers

Mitsubishi Chemical To Make Solar Cell Film

Mitsubishi Chem Delays Cracker Restart By 3 Days

Mitsubishi Chem: Maintenance On Cracker To Start Aug. 31

Mitsubishi Chem to Delay Naphtha Cracker Maintenance

Asia’s Future Bioplastics Hub