Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Head Office: Tokyo, Japan; President & CEO: Toshikazu Tanaka) announced the signing of a licensing agreement for acrylamide (AAM) manufacturing technology, the raw material for poly-acrylamide which is used in wastewater treatment and shale gas mining recovery processes, with Kemira OYJ (Head Office: Helsinki, Finland; President & CEO: Wolfgang B\u00fcchele).<\/p>\n
Outline of License:<\/b>
Licensed technology: Proprietary AAM bio-process technology
Date of agreement: November 30, 2012
Scope of license: Geographical exclusivity for AAM production technology using acrylonitrile as a raw material<\/p>\n
Background of Agreement:<\/b>
Mitsui Chemicals AAM manufacturing technology by using bio-catalysts was highly evaluated for its stability in producing high-quality products, when compared with existing copper catalyst chemical processes, and its low burden on the environment.<\/p>\n
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., positions its AAM business as one of “Five Priority Businesses” in its 2011 Mid-term Business Plan (FY2011-FY-2013), will continue to target expansion of its global AAM licensing operations for which demand is expected to grow worldwide.<\/p>\n
Outline of Kemira:<\/b>
Kemira is a global over two billion euro water chemistry company that is focused on serving customers in water-intensive industries. The company offers water quality and quantity management that improves customers’ energy, water, and raw material efficiency. Kemira’s vision is to be a leading water chemistry company.
Name: Kemira OYJ
Business activities: Manufacture and sales of chemical products for water treatment
Head office: Helsinki, Finland
Capital: 1.4 billion euros
Annual sales: 2.207 billion euros(FY2011)
Founding: 1920<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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