Mitsui Chemicals to expand spunbond non-woven fabric capacity

Recently, Mitsui Chemical Company of Japan said that by September 2013, the company's three major spunbonded non-woven fabric production centers will be fully completed and put into operation, at that time, it can provide competitive functional and general-purpose products for users in Japan, China and ASEAN countries. Mitsui Chemical company said it plans to invest about US $61 million to expand the scale of spunbonded non-woven fabrics of Sunrex, a wholly-owned subsidiary in Japan's 4th city, so that its annual production capacity will increase from the current 3. 40 thousand tons increased to 4. 90 thousand tons, the idea is expected to be completed in April 2013. Mitsui Chemicals in Thailand Rayong province East Coast industrial zone wholly-owned subsidiary of the company Mitsui health material (Thailand) The company has an annual output of 30 thousand tons of universal spunbonded non-woven fabrics, and the company will expand its capacity in due course according to market conditions. Mitsui Chemical also plans to set up a company in Tianjin, China to produce and sell spunbond fabrics to meet the growing demand for diapers in the Chinese market. The Tianjin project has an investment of about 65 million US dollars and an annual production capacity of 1. 50 thousand tons, expected to be put into production in September 2013. (China chemical News)