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Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
 PROFILE
Mitsui Chemicals stays chemically balanced as one of Japan's largest producers of petrochemicals and its leading producer of phenols (building blocks of plastic). The company produces petrochemicals for use in the manufacture of such items as synthetic rubber and pigments. Applications of phenols include pharmaceuticals, ink, and adhesives. The company's other chemical products include fiber intermediates used in polyester, industrial chemicals used in paper, polymers used in pipes and films, and specialty resins used in adhesives. Mitsui Chemicals also produces polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and agrochemicals. The company is in talks to merge with Sumitomo Chemicals by 2004.

 COMPETITION
BASF Aktiengesellschaft (BF)
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MUCCY)
Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited (dossier)

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
1999 Sales (mil.): 8,372.80
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 39.6%
Employees: 11,479
Revenue per employee: $729,401.52

 KEY PEOPLE
• Hiroyuki Nakanishi
    CEO
• Ryutaro Koyasu
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
Kasumigaseki Bldg., 2-5
Tokyo 100-6070, Japan
Phone: 81-3-3592-4060
Fax: 81-3-3592-4211
Online: Web Site

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