Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC; Tokyo; www.m-chemical.co.jp) started production of styrenic thermoplastic elastomer (TPS) at Mitsubishi Chemical Performance Polymers (Thailand) Co., Ltd., its subsidiary in Thailand in January 2018.
“TEFABLOC” is a core brand of MCC’s thermoplastic elastomers. TPS is used in a wide range of fields, such as automobiles, building materials, electronic devices, food packaging, and healthcare, and MCC currently manufacture sTPS in Japan, China, the United States, Europe, and Brazil.
In Southeast Asia, MCC previously supply TPS via export. However, TPS demand in Southeast Asia has increased in recent years mainly in the automotive and food-packaging fields. To meet this robust market demand, MCC decided to start TPS production in Thailand, a rapidly growing country.
With this production launch, MCC’a lineup of thermoplastic elastomers in Thailand will expand to four brands.