Celanese ties up with Japan's Setsunan for compounding

The US-based specialty materials provider Celanese has joined hands with Japan’s Setsunakasei Co Ltd for plastic compounding business. Celanese Japan Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Celanese Corporation, and the Osaka-based Setsunakasei Co Ltd (Setsunan) have signed a letter of intent to pursue an agreement whereby Setsunan will compound Celanese engineered polymers in Setsunan’s facilities in Japan.
 
“Setsunan has strong compounding capabilities and can meet the technical and specification requirements of our customers. Our agreement with Setsunan will further enable Celanese to position our world-class engineered materials portfolio to our key customers in Japan to meet their local requirements,” said Hajime Suzuki, President of Celanese Japan Ltd.
 
Isaac Khalil, Global Business Director for the Engineered Materials business of Celanese, added, “With more than 50 years of global technical and application development expertise in engineered materials, Celanese is uniquely positioned to help Japanese customers develop innovative products and solutions to meet their design and operational challenges.”
 
Celanese engineered polymers are used in a wide array of applications across many industries, including automotive, consumer and industrial segments. These polymers may be processed by injection moulding, extrusion, compression moulding, rotational casting or blow moulding. The polymer can be modified with glass fibres, minerals, conductive fillers, lubricants, pigments and many other additives to enhance the functionality for diverse end-use customer applications.