Mitsui Expands Tafmer Specialty Elastomers Capacity in Singapore

Mitsui Chemicals says that it will add 8,000 m.t./year of specialty Tafmer high-performance olefin elastomer capacity at its Mitsui Elastomers Singapore subsidiary. The Jurong-based project will cost about ¥2.5 billion ($31.8 million) and is expected to be completed in October 2013. Tafmer, a flexible, lightweight elastomer with wide applications in automotive, industrial, and packaging material industries, is one of the group’s five world-leading businesses, the company says. Demand for Tafmer is forecast to grow worldwide, especially in Asia. The use of...

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