Outline
| Company name | Mitsubishi Engineering-Plastics Corporation |
|---|---|
| Address |
Shiodome Sumitomo-Bldg.25F,1-9-2,Higashi-shinbashi, Minato Ward,Tokyo 105-0021,Japan
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| Contact | TEL：03-6274-9000 FAX：03-6274-9080 |
| Establishement | March 1994 |
| Capital | 28.33 million US$ (3billion JPY, As of March 31, 2022) |
| Investment ratio | Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company,Inc.（Shares Held:75%） Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation（Shares Held:25%） |
History
| 1994 | March | Mitsubishi Engineering-Plastics Corporation was established (initial capital: 400 million JPY). |
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| 1995 | May | MEP Hong Kong Limited was established as a 100%-owned subsidiary. |
| 1996 | May | Thai Polycarbonate Co., Ltd. (TPCC) was established as a joint venture shared by Mitsubishi
Engineering-Plastics (60% share),
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical, Mitsubishi Chemical, and TOA Chemical Industries. （April 1998 production commenced) |
| June | MEP Singapore Pte Ltd was established as a 100%-owned subsidiary. | |
| 1997 | October | MEP Technical Center Asia Ltd., a technical service firm for Asian customers, was established as a 100%-owned subsidiary in Thailand. |
| November | ISO 9001 and QS-9000 quality management system certifications were obtained for polycarbonate molding compounds. | |
| 1998 | April | MEP America, Inc. was established as a 100%-owned subsidiary. |
| 2000 | March | MEP Hong Kong Limited established its Guangzhou Office. In April 2009 MEP made it a 100%-owned subsidiary (MEP Guangzhou Limited). |
| June | MEPCOM Yokkaichi Corporation was established as a 100%-owned compounding subsidiary in Japan. | |
| June | MEP Taiwan Limited was established as a 100%-owned subsidiary. | |
| August | A compounding subsidiary Kashima Polymers Corp. was acquired. (Shares purchased: 85%) | |
| 2001 | April | Sam Yang Kasei Co., Ltd. a polycarbonate producing subsidiary, was acquired. (Shares purchased: 25%) |
| October | MEPCOM Kyusyu Corp. was established as a joint venture compounding firm (80% share). | |
| November | ISO 9001 was obtained for products of all resins. | |
| December | MEP Shanghai Office was established (in April 2004 became a 100%-owned subsidiary, MEP Shanghai Limited). | |
| 2002 | March | MEP Europe GmbH was established as a 100%-owned subsidiary. |
| November | ISO14001 environmental management system certification was obtained. | |
| 2004 | November | MEP America, Inc. established its Detroit Office. |
| 2005 | February | MEP Shanghai Customer Support Center was established for technical service to Chinese customers. |
| 2006 | April | MEP Singapore Pte Ltd establised its India Office. In June 2010 MEP made it a 100%-owned Indian subsidiary (MEP INDIA PVT. LTD.). |
| August | MEP Engineering-Plastics (Thailand) Co., Ltd. was established. | |
| December | MEPCOＭ Foshan Corp. was established (share: MEP 70% / MEP Hong Kong 30%) (in Feb 2008 production commenced). | |
| 2007 | January | MEP Shanghai Co., Ltd. was established. |
| 2008 | October | Iupilon sheet business transferred to Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. |
| 2009 | April | MEP Guangzhou Customer Support Center was established. |
| May | Sinopec Mitsubishi Chemical Polycarbonate (Beijing) Co.,Ltd. was established (share: 10%). | |
| July | Lingyou Engineering-Plastics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was established at 20% share. (In September 2012 name changed into Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Engineering-Plastics (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd.) | |
| November | MEP Shanghai Co., Ltd. established its Beijing Office. | |
| 2010 | June | "NOVAMID" polyamide business was transferred, and supply of new polycarbonate products "XANTAR" commenced. |
| June | MEP Europe B.V. was established as a 100%-owned subsidiary of MEP Europe GmbH. | |
| September | MEP Shanghai Co., Ltd. established its Chengdu Office. | |
| 2011 | August | MEP Technical Center China was established. |
| September | MEP Shanghai Co., Ltd. established its Wuhan Office. | |
| 2013 | January | MEP Singapore Pte Ltd establised its Jakarta Office. |
| October | MEP Shanghai Co., Ltd. established its Qingdao Office. | |
| 2014 | October | MEP INDIA PVT. LTD. established its Chennai Office. MEP America, Inc. established its San Diego Office. |
| 2015 | October | MEPCOM Kyusyu Corporation was dissolved. |
| 2016 | August | MEP INDIA PVT. LTD. relocated. |
| October | MEP America, Inc. relocated. | |
| 2018 | July | MEP Hong Kong Ltd. relocated. |
| September | MEP Singapore Pte Ltd closed its Jakarta Office. | |
| 2021 | October | MEP Shanghai Co., Ltd. closed its Beijing Office. Sinopec Mitsubishi Chemical Polycarbonate (Beijing) transferred |
| 2023 | April | Polybutylene terephthalate resin and some polycarbonate businesses were transferred to Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation through business restructuring. Polyacetal resin business, polyphenylene ether resin business, high-performance polyamide resin compound business Absorption-type split into Global Polyacetal Co., Ltd. (GPAC) |