- CEO
- Satoshi Ichimura
- Full Time Employees
- 19,861
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Chemicals - Specialty
- Address
- Shiodome City Center Tokyo Japan 105-7122
- IPO Date
- Jan 8, 2021
- Business
- Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. manufactures and sells a broad range of petrochemicals, specialty chemicals, and industrial materials through its four primary business segments: Life & Healthcare Solutions, Mobility Solutions, ICT Solutions, and Basic & Green Materials; the Life & Healthcare Solutions segment provides vision care materials, oral care materials, nonwoven fabrics, personal care materials, agricultural chemicals including milbemectin, probenazole and simeconazole, and pharmaceutical raw materials; the Mobility Solutions segment offers elastomers, performance compounds, polypropylene compounds, composite materials, and solutions for automotive and industrial applications; the ICT Solutions segment supplies materials for semiconductors and electronic components, optical materials, lithium-ion battery materials, next-generation battery materials, and high-performance food packaging; the Basic & Green Materials segment produces ethylene, propylene, polyethylene, polypropylene, phenols, PET resins, polyurethane raw materials including 1,4-H6XDI and bio-based 1,5-pentamethylene diisocyanate, catalysts, and green chemicals such as olefin polymerization catalysts and surface modifiers. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, Yaesu Central Tower, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, the company operates globally with manufacturing sites in Japan including Ichihara Works, Nagoya Works and Iwakuni-Ohtake Works, sales offices in Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka, and international presence across Asia, Europe and North America serving industries such as healthcare, automotive, electronics, agriculture and consumer goods. Recent developments include the launch of its second corporate venture capital fund 321Catalyst with $60 million committed for global investments in innovative startups aligned with VISION 2030 strategy in May 2025; an agreement with Idemitsu Kosan and Sumitomo Chemical in September 2025 to integrate Sumitomo's polypropylene and LLDPE businesses into Prime Polymer joint venture, aiming for annual cost savings exceeding 8 billion yen and enhanced competitiveness in polyolefins; and the sale of a majority stake in subsidiary Nippon A&L Inc. to Sojitz in May 2025 as part of portfolio transformation efforts.