Outline
Company name | Mitsubishi Engineering-Plastics Corporation |
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Address |
Shiodome Sumitomo-Bldg.25F,1-9-2,Higashi-shinbashi, Minato-ku,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 our company 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 our company 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: Our company 70% / MEP Hong Kong Limited 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 Limited established its Chengdu Office. | |
2011 | August | MEP Technical Center China was established. |
September | MEP Shanghai Limited established its Wuhan Office. | |
2013 | January | MEP Singapore Pte Ltd establised its Jakarta Office. |
October | MEP Shanghai Limited 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 Limited 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) |
2024 | November | MEP Shanghai Co., Ltd. was dissolved. |