Mitsui Chemicals and Prime Polymer have launched operations at Mitsui Prime Advanced Composites Europe (ACE), a joint venture first established in June, 2018 with Mitsui & Co.
Located within Chemelot Industrial Park in the Netherlands, ACE marks the Mitsui Chemicals Group’s first polypropylene (PP) compounding site in Europe.
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By launching ACE, the Mitsui Chemicals Group is putting together an integrated European system for research, production and sales. This will allow the group to provide lightweighting solutions to automakers and auto parts manufacturers with European bases, while also allowing global growth demand.
At present, the Mitsui Chemicals Group operates production sites in eight regions around the world (Japan, US, Mexico, Europe, Thailand, China, India, Brazil) and research sites in six regions (Japan, US, Europe, Thailand, China, India).
The group is now moving to bolster its research, production and sales networks for PP compounds, which will contribute to lightweighting in the automotive sector.
Mitsui Chemicals expects there will be no change to the upward demand trend for bumper, instrument panel and other auto parts materials employing PP compounds to meet these needs.
