Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

History

Year	Detail
1941	Mitsui Chemical Industry was established.
1955	Mitsui Petrochemical Industries was established.
1960	DuPont and Mitsui Chemicals form Mitsui Polychemicals (currently DuPont- Mitsui Polychemicals).
1965	Osaka Petrochemicals established.
1976	Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals Inc. and Mitsui & Co. Ltd. established Mitsui Toatsu Fine Chemicals Inc.
1987	Mitsui Chemicals Singapore established.
1988	Mitsui Chemicals America established.
1990	Mitsui Chemicals Europe established.
1997	Mitsui Petrochemicals Industries Ltd. and Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals Inc. merge to form Mitsui Chemicals Inc.
2000	Osaka Petrochemicals became a wholly-owned subsidiary.
2002	Mitsui Sumitomo Polyolefin Co. Ltd. starts business operation.
2005	Mitsui Kagaku Platech merges with Hi-Sheet Industries to form Mitsui Chemicals Fabro Inc.
2006	Yamamoto Chemicals Inc. became a wholly-owned subsidiary.
2009	Tohcello Co. Ltd. became a wholly-owned subsidiary.
2011	Acquisition of Acomon AG.
2014	Acquisition of Corning Incorporated’s SunSensors operations.
2018	Acquired ARRK Corporation.
2023	Mitsui Chemicals and Sanyo Chemical established a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) for PPG Production.