Mitsui Chemicals launches high-performance polyurethanes

TOKYO – Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TOKYO:4183) has  announced the April 2015 launch of FORTIMO™, an elastomer using new aliphatic isocyanates, and STABiO™, a polyisocyanate.

Production will commence at existing facilities. From August 2016, the company will prepare for large-scale production by using a co-production isocyanate monomer plant (production capacity total 2,000t/annual) at Omuta Works (Fukuoka Prefecture) and at a new facility for derivatives within the Nagoya Works. It will expand facilities in phases to meet increased demand.

Mitsui Chemicals will continue to reinforce its product selection of world’s firsts and “one-of-a-kind” m-Xylylene diisocyanate（XDI） and Norbornane diisocyanate（NBDI）including derivatives. It aims to revolutionize its urethane business portfolio also with “one-of-a-kind” products as an important pillar.