History
1971 | Succeeded the first pilot trial of EVOH production |
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1972 | Succeeded the first production trial (20 mt) |
1973 | Start commercial sales for mayonnaise bottle |
1974 | Start commercialization of GL resin (former tradename of Soarnol™, EVOH) |
1984 | Established production plant in Mizushima (Okayama plant) with 1,800 mt/Y capacity (now 10,000 mt/Y) |
1996 | Finish construction of NOLTEX L.L.C as Soarnol™ production site near Houston, Texas, U.S.A. (initial capacity 10,000 mt/Y, current 38,000 mt/Y) |
Established Soarnol™ sales office for north US market, SOARUS L.L.C | |
Established Soarnol™ sales office for Europe, NIPPON GOHSEI Europe GmbH (merged with Mitsubishi Chemical Europe GmbH in 2021) | |
1997 | Established Processing-Technique Development Center (renamed to Soarnol Research & Development Institute in 2021) to support customer |
2001 | Established NIPPON GOHSEI UK Ltd. (merged with Mitsubishi Chemical UK Ltd.) as Soarnol™ producing company in UK |
2002 | Established Customer Service Centre in Duesseldorf, Germany to enhance customer support |
2004 | NIPPON GOHSEI UK Ltd. (current Mitsubishi Chemical UK Ltd.) started commercial production (initial capacity 15,000 mt/Y, current 18,001 mt/Y) |
2010 | Established NICHIGO SHANGHAI Co., Ltd. in China (merged with Mitsubishi Chemical (China) Co., Ltd. in 2019) |
2012 | Expanded Processing-Technique Development Center (current Soarnol Reserch & Development Institute) |
2017 | Established NIPPON GOHSEI ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD. in Singapore (merged with Mitsubishi Chemical Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. In 2020) |
R&D organization
Soarnol Reserch & Development Institute

Established | 1997 |
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Expansion | 2012 |
Location | Kurashiki-shi, Okayama |
Main role | R&D of Soarnol™, various analysis and technical service |
Equipment | Multilayer film forming line, direct blow bottle line, injection molding machine, thermoforming machine etc |
Mitsubishi Chemical Europe GmbH.
Customer Service Centre

Established | 15th Oct., 2002 |
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Location | Duesseldorf, Germany |
Main role | Various analysis, technical service |
SOARUS L.L.C.

Established | 1996 |
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Location | Arlington Heights, IL (U.S.A.) |
Main role | Various analysis, technical service |
Mitsubishi Chemical (China) Co., Ltd.

Established | 2006 |
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Location | Shanghai, China |
Main role | Various analysis, technical service |
Mitsubishi Chemical Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.

Established | 2018 |
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Location | Singapore |
Main role | Various analysis, customer service |
Global network
Headquarter
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Polymers Division, Acetyl Polymers Sector, Soarnol Unit

Address | Palece building 1-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-Ku 100-8251 Tokyo, JAPAN |
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TEL +81 3 6748 7803 FAX +81 3 3286 1239 |
Okayama Plant

Main role | Production of Soarnol™ |
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Address | 3-10 Ushiodori, Kurashiki-shi, Okayama 712-8054, Japan |
TEL +81 86 455 5211, FAX +81 86 455 0574 |
Soarnol Reserch & Development Institute

Main role | R&D of Soarnol™, various analysis, technical service |
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Address | 3-10 Ushiodori, Kurashiki-shi, Okayama 712-8054, Japan |
TEL +81 86 455 5214, FAX : +81 86 455 5289 |