Mitsubishi Chemical is pleased to announce that it is progressing the project to design and construct a 350,000 metric ton Methyl Methacrylate (MMA) plant in the US utilizing its proprietary ethylene based ALPHA technology. The project is in its design phase and is expected to be fully operational in 2025. The specific location of the facility will be the subject of another announcement later this Spring.
This plant will be the third and the largest commercial application of the ALPHA technology since its initial development and first successful implementation by Lucite International in 2008.
Hitoshi Sasaki, COO of Mitsubishi Chemical’s Global MMA business domain, stated – “We are pleased to announce that we are officially progressing our project to build and operate a 350 KT ALPHA MMA plant in the United States, taking advantage of the favorable feedstock position. The addition of this asset, which will be fully owned and operated by Mitsubishi Chemical, strengthens our global leadership in the MMA merchant market and demonstrates our commitment to continue providing reliable and competitive supply to our customers in the US and in all regions of the world.”