Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

Japanese: 三井化学[株] - みついかがく

A Mitsui-affiliated general chemical manufacturer. It is the second largest in Japan after Mitsubishi Chemical. It was established in October 1997 by the merger of Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals and Mitsui Petrochemical Industries. The merger was made smoother by the relaxation of the 25% rule by the Fair Trade Commission. It is the largest phenol manufacturer in Japan. In October 2001, it merged its polyolefin division with Sumitomo Chemical into a separate company, but the joint venture was dissolved in October 2003. In 2003, it established a joint holding company and announced a full-scale management integration of the two companies, but due to disagreements over leadership, the plan was scrapped in the same year. It has its headquarters in Tokyo, and factories in Ichihara, Nagoya, Osaka, etc. Its capital in 2011 was 125 billion yen, and its sales for the fiscal year ending March 2011 were 1,391.7 billion yen. Sales breakdown (%) is as follows: petrochemicals 31, basic chemicals 31, urethane 10, functional resins 8, processed products 10, functional chemicals 9, and others 1. Overseas sales ratio 42%.
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三井系の総合化学メーカー。三菱化学に次いで国内で第２位。1997年10月，三井東圧化学・三井石油化学工業が合併し誕生。公正取引委員会の25％ルール緩和により，円滑な合併が実現した。フェノールで国内最大手。住友化学工業と2001年10月にポリオレフィン部門を別会社で統合したが，2003年10月に合弁事業を解消した。2003年には共同持株会社を設立し，両社の全面的な経営統合も発表されていたが，主導権をめぐり調整がつかず，同年白紙撤回された。本社東京，工場市原，名古屋，大阪など。2011年資本金1250億円，2011年３月期売上高１兆3917億円。売上構成（％）は，石化31，基礎化学品31，ウレタン10，機能樹脂８，加工品10，機能化学品９，その他１。海外売上比率42％。
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