Sumitomo Chemical to Expand MMA Monomer Production in Korea.Tokyo, Japan, Aug 24, 2005 - (JCNN JCNN Japan Corporate News Network ) - Sumitomo Chemical announced on August 22 that its South Korean affiliate LG MMA (Microcomputer Managers Association, Inc.) A membership organization with chapters throughout the U.S. that was devoted to educating personnel responsible for personal computers. It disbanded in 1996. Mma - A fast Mathematica-like system, in Allegro CL by R. Fateman, 1991. Corporation has started the construction of a new methyl methacrylate (MMA) monomer production facility at it Yeosu plant. The new facility, which will have an annual capacity of 76,000, is scheduled to begin commercial operation in April 2008. In order to meet an increasing demand in Korea for optical grade MMA polymer for use in products such as light-guide plates, an LCD backlight back·light n. A type of spotlight, used in photography, that illuminates a subject from behind. tr.v. back·light·ed or back·lit , back·light·ing, back·lights component, LG MMA constructed an MMA polymer production facility, which began commercial operation in July using Sumitomo Chemical's continuous bulk polymerization polymerization Any process in which monomers combine chemically to produce a polymer. The monomer molecules—which in the polymer usually number from at least 100 to many thousands—may or may not all be the same. technology. When the new facility is up and running, LG MMA's total MMA monomer production capacity will increase to 176,000 tons annually. Sumitomo Chemical positions its MMA business as the mainstay business in its Basic Chemical Sector, and is actively expanding its operations focusing on the Asian market. In Singapore, Sumitomo Chemical plans to undertake another capacity expansion at its MMA plant, with commercial operation slated for the first quarter of 2008. When the Singapore plant has an additional capacity, the company will have a total annual MMA monomer production capacity of 489,000 tons in Japan, Singapore and South Korea. Source: JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) http://www.japancorp.net Copyright [c] 2005 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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