Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (MCI; Tokyo; www.mitsuichem.com) held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new plant within the Omuta Works site (Omuta City, Kyushu) to manufacture its new and advanced polyurethane elastomer, Fortimo (1,4-Bis (isocyanatomethyl) cyclohexane), and the polyisocyanate (using 1,5-pentamethylene diisocyanate), StaBio. The new plant is scheduled for commercial operation in August 2016, and will have a production capacity of 2,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr).
Mitsui Chemicals will continue to bolster sales and expand applications of these and its other special isocyanates, XDI (meta-xylylene diisocyanate) and NBDI (norbornane diisocyanate), of which Mitsui Chemicals is the world’s sole provider, along with its derivative products to create new customer value and strengthen and grow its coating and functional material business.