EPT is widely used in automotive parts(glass run channel, weather strip sponge, etc.), electric cables, and other industrial materials. With the rapid growth of the Chinese automotive industry and expansion of its social infrastructure (railways, etc.), the demand for EPT has increased significantly.
Commencement of full scale commercial operation of the plant will provide the Chinese market with superior quality, performance-driven functional materials backed by extensive technical services. The joint venture‘s EPT plant will stably supply superior quality EPT to meet the growing needs in the Chinese market. Production technolgoy oft he plant is based on Mitsui Chemicals‘ metallocene catalyst technology.
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