Mitsui Chemicals is a Japanese-based producer of petrochemicals, polymers, industrial chemicals, fine chemicals and engineering materials. Its three main business areas are Performance Materials, Advanced Chemicals and Basic Chemicals. 
In its business plan, Mitsui Chemicals will concentrate on expanding and growing its high performance materials business. The company will also strengthen the profitability of its petrochemicals and base chemicals operations by reconfiguring its business structure and focussing on its internationally competitive core businesses.
Mitsui Chemicals plans changes across the group where “function-specific” strategies are to be implemented in areas such as its human resources management, finance, intellectual property and its information systems. It is reviewing the company-wide operating setup in order to prevent accidents and work related injuries, along with preventing any violation of the laws and regulations
Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Mitsui Chemicals had net sales of Yen1,488bn and 12,964 employees in fiscal year ended March 2009.
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Key Personnel
Chairman: Kenji Fujiyoshi
President and chief executive officer: Toshikazu Tanaka
Executive vice president: Akihiro Yamaguchi
Executive vice president: Koichi Sano
Senior managing director: Kiichi Suzuki
Senior managing director: Hiroshi Tokumaru
Senior managing director: Junichi Nakagawa
Senior managing director: Yoshiyuki Funakoshi
Managing director: Yukio Hara
Managing director: Yasuji Omura
Board director: Shigeru Isayama
Board director: Terunori Fujita
Board director: Yukio Machida
Board director: Akemi Ori
Board director: Tetsuji Tanaka
(Updated October 2009)
Contacts
Mitsui Chemicals Inc
Shiodome City Centre
5-2 Higashi-Shimbashi Ichome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-7117
Japan
Tel: +81 3 6253 2100
Fax: +81 3 6253 4245
www.mitsui-chem.co.jp/e/index.htm
Mitsui Chemicals
Company Structure
Mitsui Chemicals group consists of Mitsui Chemicals, with around 100 subsidiaries and 86 affiliates. Mitsui Chemicals is a Japanese producer of petrochemicals, polymers, industrial chemicals, fine chemicals and engineering materials. Its three main business areas are Performance Materials, Advanced Chemicals and Basic Chemicals.
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Strategy & Financial Highlights
Mitsui Chemicals says that it has been implementing a set of emergency measures since January 2009 due to what it calls an “unprecedented economic crisis”. (Edited from: “To Our Shareholders). ICIS also provides you with key financial data listed in table form.
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