Mitsui Chemicals Expands Production Capacity for Nonwovens at Yokkaichi

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. has expanded its production facilities for meltblown nonwovens at its wholly owned subsidiary Sunrex Industry Co., Ltd.

The move comes as an attempt to respond to the increasing demand for industrial-use meltblown nonwovens, and will increase the total production capacity of the Mitsui Chemicals Group for these materials by 50%.

The expanded facility is situated in Asakecho, Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture. Construction of the expansion began in August 2018 and business operations formally began in January 2020.

Mitsui Chemicals is positioning its nonwovens business as a growth market, making efforts here to supply high-quality nonwovens as industrial materials for a variety of applications. This includes use in car seats, masks and agricultural sheets.

With respect to SYNTEX MB nano products, marketing efforts are going toward use in filters and other applications that will take advantage of the meltblown nonwovens line’s superfine fibers, which are less than several hundred nanometers in diameter.

With this latest expansion of the plant, Mitsui Chemicals plans to further strengthen and expand its nonwoven business.