Mitsui Chemicals

As a part of the Mitsui conglomerate, Mitsui Chemicals manufactures and markets a variety of chemical products. The company’s products include ethylene, propylene and other petrochemicals, as well as basic chemicals, synthetic resins and fine chemicals. Mitsui Chemicals is based in Japan but operates worldwide.

Total score

14 / 48

Grade summary

Mitsui Chemicals does not produce any SIN List chemicals or substances that are officially recognised as chemicals of high concern by the EU. However, data is only available for 13% of the company’s production, as the rest takes…

Product Portfolio

2 / 18

Mitsui Chemicals does not produce any SIN List substances, nor does the company produce any chemicals present on the REACH Candidate List or the REACH Authorisation List. It does not produce any persistent chemicals either. However, no data is available for the 87% of the company’s production that takes place outside the EU and US.

Development of Safer Chemicals

4 / 12

Mitsui has a method in place to screen and assess the sustainability of its products and includes intrinsic hazards of ingredients in the screening process. The company does not follow the principles of green chemistry or use the GreenScreen assessment tool, nor does it exclude substances with toxic properties from new products. It does, however, actively market safer alternatives on its website.

Management & Transparency

5 / 12

The Japanese company shares chemical safety information on its website but does not have a phase-out strategy for hazardous substances. Mitsui Chemicals is a member of Responsible Care and follows voluntary standards such as a Code of Conduct and a Supplier Code of Conduct.