2024
Mitsubishi Chemical will exhibit at the International Space Industry Exhibition ISIEX 2024 to be held at Tokyo Big Sight on Feb.20～22, 2024.
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation develops “CMC (Ceramic Matrix Composite)” with 1,500℃ heat-resistance aiming for expected growth in aerospace application. We will keep delivering high performance products with our innovative solutions.
2023
We have developed a new compound, PYROFIL™ NEO, which effectively utilizes by-products generated in the carbon fiber manufacturing process through the recycling process.
Announcement of participation in JEC WORLD 2023(Dates: April 25-27, 2023), the world’s largest CFRP exhibitions in Paris.
Last year in November Mitsubishi Chemical Group’s Business Incubator Growth Garage launched the Composite Engineering Challenge. . There will be three categories of Winners, of which the Overall Winner will receive $25,000 worth of support in expertise in finding the right fiber reinforced composite material, design, and manufacturing process to grow their business. Now the jury team announced their Winners in 3 categories.
Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc. will have a booth at MD&M West 2023 to be held at Anaheim Convention Center in California from February 7 to 9, 2023 (Booth No. 1377).
2022
Explanation: Announcement of participation in K 2022(Dates: October 19-26), the leading exhibition for the plastics and rubber industry. Please click for further information.
Announcement of participation in JEC WORLD 2022(Dates: May 3-5, 2022), the world's largest CFRP exhibitions in Paris.
Kyron™ULTRA is a new sheet-like intermediate material developed by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation(Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Masayuki Waga) , in which carbon fibers are impregnated with engineering plastics.
2021
FMC is a material in which a chopped carbon fiber tow
is impregnated with thermosetting resin.
In the article, the characteristics, development
process and developing products of FMC are explained.
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC; Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Masayuki Waga) has announced development of a new carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) composite material that is lightweight and rigid as well as highly heat-resistant.
In April this year, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Masayuki Waga; hereinafter referred to as "MCC") launched a rapid-curing carbon fiber prepreg* that can be cured in as short a time as 1 minute, which is much less than MCC's conventional products.
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Masayuki Waga; hereinafter referred to as "MCC") announces its plan to establish a new pilot facility for carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastics (CFRTP).
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Masayuki Waga; hereinafter referred to as "MCC") has announced its decision to invest in equipment, including expansion of a large press-molding machine to a capacity of 5,000 tons, making it one of the largest in the world, at its affiliate C.P.C. SRL (Head Office: Modena, Italy; hereinafter referred to as "CPC"), a manufacturer and distributor of CFRP automotive parts.
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Masayuki Waga; hereinafter referred to as "MCC") announces its development of cyanate-ester-based carbon fiber prepreg with both high heat resistance and high strength.
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Masayuki Waga; hereinafter referred to as "MCC") announces that it will establish MCC Sports Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "MCCS") on April 1, with the aim of strengthening its sports-related business and enhancing the brand value of the MCC Group.
2020
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Masayuki Waga; hereinafter referred to as "MCC") announces its plan to establish a new pilot facility for carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastics (CFRTP).
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Masayuki Waga; hereinafter referred to as "MCC") is pleased to announce that sheet-molding compound (SMC), a carbon fiber reinforced plastic, has been accepted by Toyota Motor Corporation (Head Office: Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture; President: Akio Toyoda, hereinafter referred to as "Toyota") for the roof of the GR Yaris that was launched in September this year.
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Masayuki Waga; hereinafter referred to as "MCC"), as part of its efforts to promote the circular economy (an environmental initiative), has acquired a German company, CFK Valley Stade Recycling GmbH and Co. KG (hereinafter referred to as "CFK"), involved in recycling carbon fiber, and carboNXT GmbH (hereinafter referred to as "cNXT"), with mediation by Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials AG (Head Office: Zurich, Switzerland; CEO: Michael Koch; hereinafter referred to as "MCAM"), which is a member of the MCC Group.
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Masayuki Waga; hereinafter referred to as "MCC") has decided to acquire c-m-p GmbH (Head Office: Heinsberg, Germany; hereinafter referred to as "c-m-p"), a German carbon fiber prepreg manufacturer, with mediation by Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials AG (Head Office: Zurich, Switzerland; CEO: Michael Koch, hereinafter "MCAM"), in order to strengthen its carbon fiber reinforced plastics business.
2019
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Masayuki Waga; hereinafter referred to as "MCC") has announced that it will construct a new manufacturing facility for sheet molding compound (SMC), a carbon fiber reinforced plastic, at a site adjacent to C.P.C SRL (Head Office: Modena, Italy), in which MCC holds a 44% stake. This facility is scheduled to start operation in September 2020.
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Masayuki Waga; hereinafter referred to as "MCC") is pleased to announce that its carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) has been accepted for use in the CFRP ROOF for the Honda S660, developed, manufactured and marketed by Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture; President: Jiro Yamaguchi).
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Masayuki Waga; hereinafter referred to as "MCC") will launch Griffon Beak, a prosthetic leg blade for use in sport, on April 10, 2019.
2017
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Hitoshi Ochi; hereinafter referred to as "MCC") has decided to invest in C.P.C. SRL (Head Office: Modena, Italy; hereinafter referred as "CPC"), an Italian manufacturer and distributor of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) automotive parts, in order to expand its carbon fiber business in the European and US markets.
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Hitoshi Ochi; hereinafter referred to as "MCC") is pleased to announce that a roof composed of its carbon fiber reinforced plastic, and processed by high cycle press molding (prepreg compression molding (PCM)), has been accepted for use in the RS 5 Coupé, the top model of the Audi A5 series of premium sports coupés, launched by Audi, in Germany, in June 2017.
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Hitoshi Ochi; hereinafter referred to as "MCC") is pleased to announce that its sheet molding compound (SMC), a carbon fiber reinforced plastic, has been accepted for use in the inner lining of the doors and luggage compartment of Lexus's new luxury coupés LC500 and LC500h, which were launched in March 2017 by Toyota Motor Corporation (Head Office: Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture; President: Akio Toyoda).
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