Opening Ceremony for Thai Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride Plant

Oct. 19, 2015
SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD

Event

S and L Specialty Polymers Co., Ltd. (hereinafter called "S&L"), a joint venture between Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. (President: Teiji Koge, hereinafter called "Sekisui Chemical") and Lubrizol Advanced Materials, a subsidiary of the Lubrizol Corporation (hereinafter called "Lubrizol"), held an opening ceremony on October 2 at the Hemaraj Eastern Industrial Estate in Map Ta Phut, Rayong Province, Thailand, although the plant has been manufacturing chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) since June this year.

Reference: Sekisui Chemical press release (June 30, 2015)
“Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride (CPVC) Resin and Compound Plants in Thailand Began Operations in Earnest”

Thai Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride Plant

A total of over 100 people attended the ceremony, including not only people from both companies, starting with the management of both Sekisui Chemical and Lubrizol, but also people from local government, trading partners, and cooperating companies.

First, a Buddhist ceremony was held, and all the attendees prayed for future safe production operations and for business development.

a Buddhist ceremony①

Buddhist ceremony②

	After the Buddhist ceremony, representatives from both countries ceremonially planted the Thai national tree, "Ratchaphruek" (English name "Golden Shower"). Sekisui Chemical President Teiji Koge (on the left of the photo) Lubrizol Advanced Materials, President Mr. Eric R. Schnur (on the right of the photo)

Next, during the business ceremony, Sekisui Chemical President Koge offered the following greeting.
	“Sekisui Chemical will make compounds from the CPVC resin manufactured at this new plant within Thailand to supply customers around the world with materials such as hot water pipes under the "Durastream" brand. Sekisui Chemical's group vision is to "continue developing the frontiers of 'Creation of Housing/Social Infrastructure' and 'Chemical Solutions', utilizing its prominent technologies and quality, thereby contributing to people's lives around the world and the global environment". As per this vision, we are aiming for further growth based on cooperation with both the relevant companies and all the people of Thailand by meeting infrastructure demand centering on the newly-emerging companies of Asia through this CPVC business.”

To continue, Mr. Eric R. Schnur gave a greeting as representative of Lubrizol, and then Mr. Vitoon Yuutim, Assistant Director of the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand offered his congratulations.


Lubrizol Advanced Materials, President Mr. Eric R. Schnur	Assistant Director, Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand Mr. Vitoon Yuutim

Finally, the representatives from both companies and S&L CEO Yoshihiko Eguchi (center of the photo below) cut the tape.

cut the tape

After the business ceremony ended, the venue shifted to a nearby hotel, where a lunch party was held.



	At the start of the party, Keita Kato(see photo on the left), Sekisui Chemical director, special executive officer, and president of the High Performance Plastics Company, offered the following greeting. "I am delighted at the large numbers of people who have been so very kind in the construction of this new plant, and that the debut of the new CPVC resin plant went off without a hitch. Production will now begin in earnest, but I would like to make this project succeed by prioritizing safety in plant operations."
Sekisui Chemical High Performance Plastics Company President Keita Kato

	At the end of the party, S&L CEO Eguchi offered the following greeting. "S&L is a company with a total of 58 employees, comprising 5 Japanese starting with myself, and 53 Thai nationals. The power of all 58 of us will create a site of safety and peace of mind. I intend to grow this company through confidence and responsibility into a company that the employees are pleased they joined, and that everyone says they want to visit."

■S AND L SPECIALTY POLYMERS CO., LTD.

	1) Company Name: S and L Specialty Polymers Co., Ltd.
	2) Date of Established: April 10, 2013 (*Launched as a joint venture on May 20, 2014)
	3) Capital: 1700 million Thai baht (Investment ratio: Sekisui Chemical 51%, Lubrizol Advanced Materials 49%)
	4) Representative: CEO: Yoshihiko Eguchi
	5) Principal Business: Production of CPVC
	6) Production Capacity: 30,000 metric tons/year
	7) Address: Hemaraj Eastern Industrial Estate, Map Ta Phut, Rayong Province, Kingdom of Thailand
	8) Plot Area: Approx. 25,000㎡

S&L will manifest a sense of actuality by manufacturing high-quality products as the world's first CPVC resin plant in Asia outside of Japan.

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