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Mitsui Chemicals President & CEO, Tsutomu Tannowa held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new plant (2000t/yr) within the Omuta Works, Omuta City, Kyushu, Japan to manufacture its new and advanced polyurethane elastomer, Fortimo and the polyisocyanate, Stabio. The plant is scheduled for commercial operation in August 2016.
Launched in October 2013, the markets for Fortimo and Stabio have seen successful expansion after receiving high marks in customer evaluations.
Mitsui Chemicals will 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 provider, along with its derivative products to create new customer value and strengthenstrengthen and grow its coating and functional material business.