Design of Pilot Plant for MMA Monomers Using Plant-Derived Materials Has Begun

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation and its subsidiary Mitsubishi Chemical Methacrylates have developed a manufacturing technology for MMA (methyl methacrylate) monomers that uses plant-derived materials and have begun designing a pilot plant.
Mitsubishi Chemical and Agilyx announce successful trial results for advanced recycling collaboration

Mitsubishi Chemical Methacrylates and partner, Agilyx Corporation, announced today the successful results of a full-scale production trial for polymethyl methacrylate depolymerization at Agilyx’s facility in Tigard, Oregon.
Mitsubishi Chemical partners with University of Nottingham to explore microwave PMMA recycling technology

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) is working with the University of Nottingham (UoN) to explore microwave technology for recycling PMMA (acrylic).
Mitsubishi Chemical partners with the Universities of Nottingham and St Andrews to decarbonise the acrylic industry

Mitsubishi Chemical in the UK (MC UK) has announced a £4.34m UK Research and Innovation ‘Prosperity Partnership’ collaboration with the University of Nottingham (UoN) and the University of St Andrews to decarbonise acrylic-based materials.
Mitsubishi Chemical optimizes global MMA product supply network, unifies regional MMA operations under new name—Mitsubishi Chemical Methacrylates

Companies under the Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation global Methyl-methacrylate (MMA) Domain unify today under a new name, Mitsubishi Chemical Methacrylates.
Mitsubishi Chemical Announces Land Purchase and Feasibility Study to Place a 350 KT MMA Plant in Geismar, Louisiana

Mitsubishi Chemical is pleased to announce that it has recently acquired “green field” property at a large integrated site on the Mississippi River…
Mitsubishi Chemical advances collaboration with Agilyx

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) and Agilyx Corporation (OSE: AGLX-ME), a pioneer in the advanced recycling of post-use plastics, announced today plans to pursue a commercial-scale trial for the recycling of PMMA, commonly known as acrylic, at Agilyx’s Tigard, Oregon facility.
Mitsubishi Chemical increases the pace on a Circular Economy for PMMA with Agilyx Corporation

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC), together with Agilyx Corporation (Agilyx), is working to deliver a significant contribution to the Circular Economy for PMMA…
New ALPHA MMA plant to be constructed on the US Gulf Coast

We’re pleased to announce a project to design and construct a 350,000 metric tonne methyl methacrylate (MMA) plant in the USA utilising our proprietary…