MOSCOW (MRC) -- Mitsui Chemicals, has announced its expansion plan of its high performance nonwoven facilities at its Nagoya works plant, Japan to foster a more stable supply of high performance nonwoven fabrics for premium diaper manufacturers, said Technicaltextile.
According to a press release the nonwoven business of Mitsui Chemicals aims to further expand by supplying both Japan and the rest of Asia to support the growth of premium diaper manufacturers. The total production capacity of the plant is being increased from 94,000 tons/year to 109,000 tons/year.
In recent years there has been a drastic expansion of the high quality, highly functional premium disposable diaper market, resulting in more efforts on the part of manufacturers to develop systems to increase production. The disposable diaper market in Asia is witnessing steady expansions in demand in part because of the increasing use of disposable diapers and the relaxing of China's one child policy.
Mitsui focuses on to increase its manufacturing facilities that would offer both of better quality and cost-competitiveness. Nagoya works facility will serves as a hub for functional materials production to meet the growing demand for high performance nonwoven fabrics in Asia.
As MRC informed earlier, Mitsui Chemicals Inc. announced that it will commence operations at its new Korean subsidiary, Mitsui Chemicals Korea, Inc., on 1 Apr 2016. The new company is a restructuring of the Mitsui Chemicals Inc. Korean Branch which was established on 1 Oct 2014.
Mitsui Chemicals is a leading manufacturer and supplier of value added specialty chemicals, plastics and materials for the automotive, healthcare, packaging, agricultural, building, and semiconductor and electronics markets. Mitsui Chemicals is a Japanese Chemicals company, a part of the Mitsui conglomerate. The company has a turnover of around 15 billion USD and has business interests in Japan, Europe, China, Southeast Asia and the USA. The company mainly deals in performance materials, petro and basic chemicals and functional polymeric materials.
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