ESTABLISHMENT OF MITSUI CHEMICALS THAILAND

--Seeking to Bolster Local Marketing Power--   TOKYO, April 3 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo: 4183; President & CEO: Tsutomu Tannowa) announced that it established Mitsui Chemicals (Thailand) Co., Ltd. in Bangkok, Thailand on April 3, 2017. With Mitsui Chemicals (Thailand) Co., Ltd. functioning as the Mitsui Chemicals Group distributor in Thailand, Mitsui Chemicals will bolster its marketing power and expand its business.   Outline of Mitsui Chemicals (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Company name   Mitsui Chemicals (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Establishment   April 3, 2017 Capital   150 million bahts (Mitsui Chemicals 100%) Location   Bangkok President   Toshihiro Motoshima Product   Sales and Marketing of Mitsui Chemicals products Commercial Operation   July 2017   Background of the establishment An important market in Southeast Asia in the auto and packaging materials industries, Thailand is particularly vital for Mitsui Chemicals’ core Mobility and Food & Packaging businesses. Thailand has a concentration of major global companies in the field of health care, particularly spectacle lens materials. Mitsui Chemicals can thus expand in Thailand its Health Care business, another core business. http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=28818