Mitsui Chemicals to Withdraw From Japanese PTA Production in Clear Shift to Performance Materials

摘要

Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) plans to withdraw from the Japanese production of purified terephthalic acid (PTA). August 2023 will see the shutdown of the third unit at the company’s Iwakuni-Ohtake Works, which has long produced 400,000 tons of PTA per year.