Mitsubishi Gas Chemical to increase production capacity for GMA

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company Inc will increase production capacity at the Niigata Plant (Niigata City, Japan) for glycidyl methacrylate (GMA), which is used as a raw material for automotive top coatings and other products. An acryl-melamine curing system had been the primary material conventionally used for automotive top coats. Since the 1990s, however, automakers have increasingly adopted acid-epoxy curing systems for the top coats, which use GMA as a raw material due to its resistance to acid rain and scratch.