At around 16：40 yesterday, a fire broke at the Mitsui Chemicals Osaka Works.
Mitsui Chemicals wishes to express our deepest apologies to all of its stakeholders, local residents, related authorities and customers for causing such great inconvenience.
As of 10:00 am today, the following details have been determined with regard to the incident.
1. Location
Utility plant
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. Osaka Works
1-6 Takasago, Takaishi City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
2. Time and Date
3.
June 21, 2018
16:40
A fire broke from chimney
16:42
Reported public fire station
June 22, 2018
8:30
Extinguished of the fire confirmed
Damages
Injuries: No
Property Damage: Under investigation
4. Affection outside works
Under investigation. No toxic gas impacts on health has been detected.
5. Cause and Action Taken
Mitsui Chemicals plans to implement appropriate measures in accordance with instructions from the local fire department and guidance from relevant authorities.
6. Affection to product shipment
Normal at this moment.
Inquiries
Head Office: Corporate Communications Division +81-(0)3-6253-2100
Osaka Works: General Affairs Section +81-(0)72-268-3502
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Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. specializes in the manufacture and marketing of chemicals products. Net sales break down by product family as follows:
- basic chemicals and fine chemicals products (48.8%): polypropylene, polyethylene, phenols, polyolefins, polyurethane, etc.;
- performance chemicals products (25.5%): elastomers, urethane, polymers, etc. intended in particular for the automotive industry;
- coating materials, films and agrochemicals (14.6%): resins, adhesives, polypropylene films, polyethylene films, industrial films, agrochemicals (insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, etc.) for the food and packaging sectors;
- specialty materials (10.2%): ophthalmic lens materials, photochromic materials, non-woven fibers, dental products, etc. dedicated to the medical and healthcare industry;
- other (0.9%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Japan (52.2%), China (14.5%), Asia (13.6%), America (11.8%), Europe (7.3%) and other (0.6%).
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